TrueJoshNight Truly Dreadful Film

Tedfoldol everything you have heard about this movie is true.

Sexyloutak Absolutely the worst movie.

AnhartLinkin This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

gavin6942 Animated fable about a cliché hunchbacked evil scientist's assistant (John Cusack) who aspires to become a scientist himself, much to the displeasure of the rest of the evil science community."Igor" is the first animated feature film produced by Exodus Film Group and the French CGI animation studio, Sparx*. Work was split between the studio's Paris and Vietnam facilities, and despite a large array of celebrity voices, the film ended up becoming rather obscure. While not a smashing success, the film did earn a small profit. (This would also likely be the last film from Sparx*, as they were acquired by Virtuos shortly after.) Rotten Tomatoes writes, "With an animation style that apes Tim Burton, and a slew of cultural references that aren't clear enough to reach the crowds, Igor's patched together antics make it hard to see who the film is trying to please." This sums it up very nicely. The animation is clearly Burton-inspired (the king looks an awful lot like Halloween's mayor), and much of it was hit and miss. Fun, yes, but never a home run. Trying to pinpoint where it went wrong is difficult, though... something just feels off.

Stompgal_87 I first saw this film when I rented it four years ago and it was creative but the majority of it was not very memorable. Up until now the only scenes that stood out were those where Igor's creation calls herself Eva when he tells her she was doing evil things and those that referenced 'Annie (of of my favourite musicals as a child).' When I heard this film was showing on Viva (a music and entertainment channel in the UK), I decided to give it another chance and I found it even more entertaining second time around.While the animation was decent and the dialogue was dark and witty, the characters were modelled in unique, surreal ways, although Heidi in particular looked a bit plasticky, a lot of the backgrounds were not as colourful as the characters and props and the special effects were rather cheap. Nevertheless, I found the side-characters of Scamper the rabbit and the robot-and-human-organ-hybrid Brain (mistakenly named Brian once or twice) very funny, the background music's mood ranged from spooky to tense to joyful and I liked the swing/jazz-type songs and the hilarious 'The Bigger the Figure,' a parody of Largo al Factotum from 'The Barber of Seville' as well as the gorgeous end-credits song. The film did remind me of any 'Frankenstein' movie and 'The Hunchback of Notre Dame' due to the main character bringing a woman to life and having a hunched-back. As for the writing, it had traces of word play (the character of Jaclyn and Heidi being a female version of Jeckl and Hyde, the second I've heard of since childhood favourite 'Julia Jekyll and Harriet Hyde'), irony (the blind orphans singing 'I Can See Clearly Now' at the end) and pop- culture referencing (in particular 'Annie'). I also liked how the Invisible Man was depicted as a TV show guest and commentator but I found the name of the film's setting Malaria rather depressing.Overall, this film was worth a second look even though it doesn't live up to the standards of Pixar and Dreamworks CGI films. 8/10.

Chrysanthepop It's a shame that this little film did not receive the deserved acclaim. Anthony Leondis's 'Igor' may not tell a story that is completely original but it's a nice and fun adaptation of Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein'. It has all the ingredients of an amusing adventurous animation film. The atmosphere and colour created by the vivacious animation draws the viewer and the colourful characters keep one involved. The actors that include Steve Buscemi, John Cusack, Molly Shannon, Sean Hayes, John Cleese and Jennifer Coolidge, behind the voices of the characters do a remarkable job. Coolidge is particularly hilarious with her weirdly funny accent as Heidi. Writer Chris McKenna does a very good job in adapting the story and making it lighter in order for it to appeal to children as well. However, I must add that the film is targeted at the young adult audience than children because many of the jokes are for 'grown-ups'. That does not mean that children will have less fun. Even though McKenna has made some big changes from the original, the heart of the story pretty remains the same even though this one ends on a more positive note with a different message. However, perhaps as a result, the story sometimes lacked in depth and a few little things remained unexplored. Yet, this flaw is very minor and doesn't ruin 'Igor' from being wholesome family entertainment.

disdressed12 this animated film is sort of a riff on the original Frankenstein film.but it adds its own elements to the mix.it is entertaining and has some amusing moments,but it's not what i would call hysterical.there's romance angle which works well here.and there are a few good action sequences.the whole thing is only about 81 minutes(minus the end credits)but it does drag a bit at times.the voice work is excellent though.i was particularly surprised to find that Jay Leno voiced one of the characters.he did a really good job.and it's not the character you might think.overall,though i liked the movie,i can't say it was stellar.it passed the time for 81 minutes,and like i said has some amusing moments.for me,Igor is a 6/10