"The world of course remembers the monster not the man, but sometimes when you look closely there's more to a tale. Sometimes the monster is the man." Victor Frankenstein (McAvoy) is an eccentric scientist who has a dream of creating life from death. After rescuing his assistant Igor (Radcliffe) from the circus he has finally found someone he can work with. After bringing to life a small animal he is approached and asked if he can make a human. Victor and Igor set out to change the world, but somethings should be left alone. A story this old that has been told and seen over and over again faces an up hill battle. How can you turn something like that into something fresh and new? This one really pulled that off. The story you know is here, with a few needed twists and additions. This movie deals more with the madness within Victor rather than the actual monster itself. The best way to describe this is a Frankenstein done in the style of the Robert Downey Jr. Sherlock Holmes movies. A movie that is just fun to watch and really adds to the story that everyone knows in a way that does make it seem new and exciting. Overall, surprisingly good and a movie that I recommend if you want to be entertained for a few hours. I give this a B+.