Lisa Frankenstein has creative pieces that don't consistently coalesce. It delivers sincere teenage angst from a feminine perspective, finding universal relatability in feelings of alienation. There's offbeat humor, motivated exposition, setup/payoff, and trope subversions. The acting adds likeability, physicality, chemistry, arcs, exaggeration, awkwardness, and layers. It introduces ideas of trauma, fear of the unknown, normalization, and narcissism. However, the script falters because its characters, emotions, themes, and moral dilemmas feel underdeveloped. The writing is clearly empathetic but a bit too fragmented (missing smaller moments to glue everything together).
Technically, Lisa Frankenstein has stylish yet unclear tones. Its imagery uses color, lighting, angles, and depth. The sound offers split cuts, echoes, distortions, and smash cuts. Its cast is up-and-coming, talented, and relatively obscure. The editing provides match cuts, jump cuts, wipes, clunky timing, and rushed pacing. Its effects include animation, stunts, prosthetics, evolving makeup, fire, and mild violence. The jukebox music is trans-diegetic, comedic, fitting, alternative, juxtaposing, and recurring. Its production design conveys surrealism, era, personality growth, and contrast (suburbia and gothic). Overall, Lisa Frankenstein's ambition outmatches its execution.
Writing: 7/10
Direction: 6/10
Cinematography: 7/10
Acting: 8/10
Editing: 6/10
Sound: 7/10
Score/Soundtrack: 8/10
Production Design: 8/10
Casting: 6/10
Effects: 8/10
Overall Score: 7.1/10
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