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However, a resulting downside is that the pacing matches the slow and measured progression of its source material. Go to Full Review Kevin Maher The Times (UK) 10/05/2024 5/5 The best Mel Brooks film with the finest Gene Wilder performance is this near-flawless horror spoof that’s shot in velvety monochrome and pays loving homage to the original Universal monster movies of the 1930s. Go to Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian 10/03/2024 5/5 In some ways it can now be considered not as satire or spoof, but a continuation of the Frankenstein genre, a connoisseur development or theme-variation not so far removed from the Hammer or Warhol riffs. Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 06/30/2024 4/4 Mel Brooks’ best film -- indeed, it’s one of the greatest comedies ever made. Go to Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand 09/22/2023 Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder create something that has never been repeated in the legion of movie spoofs that followed: a real movie with dynamic characters, a story that stands on its own, and a touching undercurrent of pathos amidst the parody. Go to Full Review Montezuma Bay Area Reporter 06/27/2023 Mr. Brooks has combined the zaniness of Blazing Saddles with the structure of Producers and has come up with a very funny movie. Go to Full Review Paul D. Zimmerman Newsweek 02/10/2022 This black-and-white parody of the Karloff classic is the most cinematically assured, coherent and (relatively speaking) tasteful of Brooks's films. Go to Full Review Yasser Medina Cinefilia 11/12/2021 7/10 It is a comedy in which Brooks takes some creative liberties when it comes to addressing Shelley's work and uses Frankenstein's monster to parody Universal's horror movies with a hilarious and quite entertaining tone. \[Full review in Spanish\] Go to Full Review Kristy Strouse Wonderfully Weird and Horrifying 11/12/2021 Its got wit, its got silliness, and it's chock full of one-liners, all made with love from Brooks. Young Frankenstein feels like a worthy homage. Go to Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 12/07/2020 6/10 Though it's fueled by memorable moments of dippy lampooning, it also carries on a touch too long; it's quite funny but ultimately not as polished as it could be. Go to Full Review Fico Cangiano CineXpress Podcast 10/05/2020 4\.5/5 They don't do comedies like this anymore. Gene Wilder's performance is one for the ages. \[Full review in Spanish\] Go to Full Review John Simon Esquire Magazine 07/30/2020 Miracles still happen: Mel Brooks has made a funny movie. Go to Full Review Kelechi Ehenulo Set the Tape 07/14/2020 5/5 Young Frankenstein is sharply littered with slapstick humour, double entendre meanings and witty dialogue, thanks to the efforts of Wilder and Brooks. Go to Full Review Jacoba Atlas Los Angeles Free Press 12/09/2019 It would seem that nothing new or noteworthy could still be gleaned from the Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley creation, but Mel Brooks with Young Frankenstein has done just that. Go to Full Review Adam Smith Empire Magazine 11/27/2019 4/5 What it demonstrates is that for spoof to work, the spoofers must have deep affection for the material out of which they are wringing the wee. Go to Full Review Alan Jones Radio Times 11/27/2019 5/5 This loopy send-up of classic chiller clichés from Universal's monster heyday is one of director Mel Brooks's best comedies, and it's also one of the genre's most thorough and successful fright film parodies. Go to Full Review Alberto Abuín Espinof 08/24/2019 Brooks has never been as inspired as in this movie, at the service of the viewer, for whom the seventh art was created. \[Full Review in Spanish\] Go to Full Review Michael J. Casey Boulder Weekly 08/19/2019 Puttin' on the ritz. Go to Full Review Rachel Wagner rachelsreviews.net 04/03/2019 A Cloris Leachman and Madeline Kahn are also a riot in their roles. Go to Full Review Tara Judah Desist Film 01/24/2019 The ability of corny and literal gags to land on internationally diverse ears was infectious and heart-warming. It is also one of the most stunning black and white digital restorations I have seen. 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All CriticsTop CriticsAll AudienceVerified Audience Bryce Hanson Horror Movie Talk Sep 18 9/10 As an homage to black and white gothic horror, and specifically the 1931 original, this film hits dead center on target. However, a resulting downside is that the pacing matches the slow and measured progression of its source material. Go to Full Review Kevin Maher The Times (UK) 10/05/2024 5/5 The best Mel Brooks film with the finest Gene Wilder performance is this near-flawless horror spoof that’s shot in velvety monochrome and pays loving homage to the original Universal monster movies of the 1930s. Go to Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian 10/03/2024 5/5 In some ways it can now be considered not as satire or spoof, but a continuation of the Frankenstein genre, a connoisseur development or theme-variation not so far removed from the Hammer or Warhol riffs. Go to Full Review Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 06/30/2024 4/4 Mel Brooks’ best film -- indeed, it’s one of the greatest comedies ever made. Go to Full Review Sean Axmaker Stream on Demand 09/22/2023 Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder create something that has never been repeated in the legion of movie spoofs that followed: a real movie with dynamic characters, a story that stands on its own, and a touching undercurrent of pathos amidst the parody. Go to Full Review Montezuma Bay Area Reporter 06/27/2023 Mr. Brooks has combined the zaniness of Blazing Saddles with the structure of Producers and has come up with a very funny movie. Go to Full Review Paul D. Zimmerman Newsweek 02/10/2022 This black-and-white parody of the Karloff classic is the most cinematically assured, coherent and (relatively speaking) tasteful of Brooks's films. Go to Full Review Yasser Medina Cinefilia 11/12/2021 7/10 It is a comedy in which Brooks takes some creative liberties when it comes to addressing Shelley's work and uses Frankenstein's monster to parody Universal's horror movies with a hilarious and quite entertaining tone. \[Full review in Spanish\] Go to Full Review Kristy Strouse Wonderfully Weird and Horrifying 11/12/2021 Its got wit, its got silliness, and it's chock full of one-liners, all made with love from Brooks. Young Frankenstein feels like a worthy homage. Go to Full Review Mike Massie Gone With The Twins 12/07/2020 6/10 Though it's fueled by memorable moments of dippy lampooning, it also carries on a touch too long; it's quite funny but ultimately not as polished as it could be. Go to Full Review Fico Cangiano CineXpress Podcast 10/05/2020 4\.5/5 They don't do comedies like this anymore. Gene Wilder's performance is one for the ages. \[Full review in Spanish\] Go to Full Review John Simon Esquire Magazine 07/30/2020 Miracles still happen: Mel Brooks has made a funny movie. Go to Full Review Kelechi Ehenulo Set the Tape 07/14/2020 5/5 Young Frankenstein is sharply littered with slapstick humour, double entendre meanings and witty dialogue, thanks to the efforts of Wilder and Brooks. Go to Full Review Jacoba Atlas Los Angeles Free Press 12/09/2019 It would seem that nothing new or noteworthy could still be gleaned from the Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley creation, but Mel Brooks with Young Frankenstein has done just that. Go to Full Review Adam Smith Empire Magazine 11/27/2019 4/5 What it demonstrates is that for spoof to work, the spoofers must have deep affection for the material out of which they are wringing the wee. Go to Full Review Alan Jones Radio Times 11/27/2019 5/5 This loopy send-up of classic chiller clichés from Universal's monster heyday is one of director Mel Brooks's best comedies, and it's also one of the genre's most thorough and successful fright film parodies. Go to Full Review Alberto Abuín Espinof 08/24/2019 Brooks has never been as inspired as in this movie, at the service of the viewer, for whom the seventh art was created. \[Full Review in Spanish\] Go to Full Review Michael J. Casey Boulder Weekly 08/19/2019 Puttin' on the ritz. Go to Full Review Rachel Wagner rachelsreviews.net 04/03/2019 A Cloris Leachman and Madeline Kahn are also a riot in their roles. Go to Full Review Tara Judah Desist Film 01/24/2019 The ability of corny and literal gags to land on internationally diverse ears was infectious and heart-warming. It is also one of the most stunning black and white digital restorations I have seen. Go to Full Review Load More