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10 October 2004 (USA)
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Someone new is playing God.
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Two hundred years after Mary Shelley's novel the brilliant but mad Doctor (Thomas Kretschmann) has sustained...
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2 nominations
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not bad as a pilot; pretty poor as a stand-alone movie
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(Cast overview, first billed only) | Parker Posey | ... | Detective Carson O'Conner |
 | Vincent Perez | ... | Deucalion |
 | Thomas Kretschmann | ... | Victor Helios |
 | Adam Goldberg | ... | Detective Michael Sloane |
 | Ivana Milicevic | ... | Erika Helios |
 | Michael Madsen | ... | Detective Harker |
 | Deborah Duke | ... | Angelique |
 | Ann Mahoney | ... | Jenna (as Ann Mahoney Kadar) |
 | Deneen Tyler | ... | Kathleen Burke |
 | Brett Rice | ... | Detective Frye |
| Stocker Fontelieu | ... | Patrick |
| Maureen Brennan | ... | Vickey |
| Billy Louviere | ... | Jack Rogers |
| Will Schierhorn | ... | Anthony O'Connor |
 | Tom Nowicki | ... | Watkins |
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USA:88 min | Argentina:90 min
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The concept for this telefilm was originally developed by Dean R. Koontz and collaborator Kevin Anderson, and intended as a television series. When USA Networks joined the project as production company and distributor, Koontz signed on as screenwriter and executive producer. Martin Scorsese also signed on as executive producer, and a cast (most of whom were in the final product) was assembled. Following creative disputes between USA and Koontz, both Koontz and Scorsese left the project (Scorsese was later convinced to return). Koontz and Anderson later developed the concept into a series of novels (as "Dean Koontz' Frankenstein"), but Koontz allowed USA to use the names of his characters as long as they altered the plot and removed his name from all consideration.
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Deucalion: Heads, you fight beside me. Tails, I fight alone.
Detective Carson O'Conner: Screw fate.
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Deucalion: Heads, you fight beside me. Tails, I fight alone.
Detective Carson O'Conner: Screw fate.
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The cinematography, editing, art direction are all pretty good on this, especially for a TV movie. It is rather one-note, though. Subdued colors, rain, smoke, darkness, grungy sets. Take a bit of the idea of Frankenstein, set it in the modern day, and cross it with a bit of Se7en, and there it is.
The acting I didn't particularly care for. I've liked Posey, Goldberg, and Madsen in other things, but not here. Didn't care for Helios or the Monster either.
As a pilot, this isn't too bad. As a stand-alone movie (since the series was not greenlighted), it doesn't work very well. We don't learn very much about any of the characters. Parker Posey's character has a young autistic brother she has to take care of (or has to have a nanny take care of for her), who serves no purpose whatsoever.
I guess the brother's role would have been fleshed out in the series, but since it wasn't to be, they could have cut him out. Madsen's character has something big going on, but it isn't wrapped up at the end at all. Helios' project(s?) are not wrapped up, and neither are the monster's. The only storyline that has any closure is that of The Surgeon. Perhaps if there is a DVD commentary it will shed some light on in what direction the series would have gone.