i love the curse of frankenstein so much that i rush out to get frankenstein must be destroy to see cushing at it again . even if it be without chistopher lee this time . to my great disappointment and this movie not only do without lee and but it do without frankenstein monster altogether . be it a case of if we can not get lee and we would not have a monster at all . why would they do that . the monster be half the fun of the whole thing . this film be dedicate solely to the study of baron frankenstein and his quest to finish experiment he have begin in brain transplant before end up in an asylum . i find the script extremely weak and with the need to suspend disbelief force upon the audience a little too much . i be willing to suspend a fair amount and but this movie get fairly ridiculous and which take me out of the film rather than immerse me in it . peter cushing and though and be absolutely brilliant play pure evil in this film . for be one of the most beloved actor and notoriously sweet men and he sure could play menace and malevolent extremely well . the support cast be competent and but have little to do and even the young doctor and his fiancée blackmail into help frankenstein . a bumbling police chief be introduce and along with his put upon sidekick and to generate some comic relief and then they be completely drop from the movie . why . we be lead to believe that the police chief will be the main nemesis of the baron and then we be lead to believe it will be the young doctor and and then it end up be the victim of frankenstein brain transplant experiment . there be no tension and we weren not invest in the creature and and the end be leave so ambiguous a to leave one unsatisfied because it be so clear they be set up another sequel . also and there be virtually no horror element . yes and there be a beheading in the beginning ( off camera ) and and we be treat to the sound of cushing cut the top of two men skull off ( again and off camera ) and and there be the most unsettling and thoroughly unnecessary rape scene ( 90 % of which be and again and off camera ) . i understand that there be a love of let the audience imagine it all and for their imagination be far bad than what we can show and but come on and if youre not go to give u a monster and then at least let u see the few horrific element you do choose to include . show u a skeleton in the lab lit with a green light be just not scary . on top of a weak script and i think the directing be mostly flat . there be a couple of nice shot and but otherwise no excitement and atmosphere and or suspense be generate . the same director do curse back in 1958 and i think it be brilliantly direct . guess he be a uninspired by this film a i be . the movie get a 4 out of 10 from me strictly for peter cushing powerful and nuanced performance . beyond that and i find little in this movie worth recommend . instead and my suggestion be to watch the curse of frankenstein and see a truly great hammer horror film .