Depraved

critic Reviews

, 84% Certified Fresh Tomatometer Score
  • A thrillingly effective update on a classic story, Depraved jolts a familiar monster back to life with a potent blend of timely themes and old-school chills.
  • , Fresh Tomatometer Score
    Alexandra Heller-NicholasThe Blue Lenses
    A tragedy as much as a horror film, Depraved is a contemporary love letter to Mary Shelly's legacy
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  • , Fresh Tomatometer Score
    Matthew MonagleAustin Chronicle
    At nearly two hours, Depraved can feel a little long in the tooth... Then again, the performances here are a little too strong for Fessenden's film to be anything other than a treat for fans of independent horror.
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  • , Fresh Tomatometer Score
    Sara Michelle FettersMovieFreak.com
    A heartfelt, deftly mature 21st-century reimagining of author Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, indie auteur Larry Fessenden's Depraved is a movingly emotional monster movie that packs a pretty mean punch.
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  • , Fresh Tomatometer Score
    Simon AbramsRogerEbert.com
    Depraved may not take you anywhere that you haven't been before, but it might leave you with a renewed appreciation for Shelley's mythic story.
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  • , Fresh Tomatometer Score
    Kimber MyersLos Angeles Times
    "Depraved" is smart in its commentary on everything from the evils of the pharmaceuticals industry to the terrors of PTSD, but there's real heart and empathy here too.
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  • , Fresh Tomatometer Score
    John DeForeHollywood Reporter
    [A] film that is serious but not pretentious, working best when it stays in the laboratory. It will be welcomed by the director's fans, and may expand that number somewhat in its limited theatrical release.
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  • , Fresh Tomatometer Score
    Alix TurnerReady Steady Cut
    Stylish Frankenstein treatment with social themes and complex characters, from the mind of horror maestro Larry Fessenden.
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  • , Fresh Tomatometer Score
    Scott PhillipsThe Movie Isle
    Fessenden's films are rich with social commentary and subtext. Depraved examines the nature of identity, memory, point of view and love in our modern world.
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  • , Rotten Tomatometer Score
    Brent McKnightThe Last Thing I See
    The first half hour flies by, offering an off-kilter indie take on the Frankenstein myth. While Depraved starts strong, poses curious ideas and themes, and has a handful of creepy aesthetic quirks, it founders in the back half.
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  • , Rotten Tomatometer Score
    Federico FurzanCinelipsis
    A horrible readaptation of Shelley's classic. Performances are so mediocre they get to be painful. [Full review in Spanish].
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