I don’t want to write an intro for this one. My husband and I saw Lisa Frankenstein this past weekend and I want to talk about it.
After her mother’s brutal murder, Lisa (Kathryn Newton) and her father, Dale (Joe Chrest), have moved in with his new wife, Janet (Carla Gugino), and Janet’s cheerleader daughter, Taffy (Liza Soberano). At a party Taffy insisted she attend, Lisa is drugged and sexually assaulted. As she stumbles home, Lisa stops at one of her favorite places - an abandoned cemetery featuring the grave of an unmarried young man (Cole Sprouse). Lisa tells him how she wishes she could be with him before going home. That night, a ball of green lightning strikes the grave, bringing the man to life. He kills Lisa’s bullies in order to take parts of their bodies to complete his. As he becomes more complete, Lisa begins to fall in love with him.
This was probably the best movie I have seen in a long time. We laughed, we gasped, and we both loved it. Thankfully, while this is listed as a horror comedy, it isn’t too “horror.” There isn’t anything gory and, unless you have an aversion to bugs, there aren’t any scenes that will make you cover your eyes. This is the perfect movie for someone who wants to watch something scary but doesn’t want to watch anything over the top like a slasher. Lisa Frankenstein really felt like a movie made for someone like me. I can’t recommend it enough!
Rating: A+