Lisa Frankenstein

Set in 1989, a misunderstood teenager grieving her mother’s death forms an unusual bond with a reanimated corpse. Styled as a mean-spirited ’80s throwback, it leans hard on Burton-esque surrealism while inheriting the shallowness of its influences, saddled with unlikable characters and jokes that rarely land. Though visually appealing and occasionally suggestive of more interesting ideas, it never commits, settling instead for flat, made-for-TV rom-com instincts.