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Igor (2008) Set in a steampunk fantasy world that owes as much to Tim Burton and the Quay Brothers as to James Whale's Frankenstein (1931), this cheeky… PG PT87M Animation Comedy Kids and Family Steve Buscemi John Cusack John Cleese Molly Shannon MGM
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Igor (2008)

MPAA Rating: PG
Reviewed by Adam Markovitz | Sep 19, 2008

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Igor | CREATING A MONSTER John Cusak voices the hunchbacked protagonist in Igor
CREATING A MONSTER John Cusak voices the hunchbacked protagonist in Igor
EW's GRADE
C

Details Release Date: Sep 19, 2008; Rated: PG; Length: 87 Minutes; Genres: Animation, Comedy, Kids and Family; With: Steve Buscemi and John Cusack; Distributor: MGM

Set in a steampunk fantasy world that owes as much to Tim Burton and the Quay Brothers as to James Whale's Frankenstein (1931), this cheeky CG fable tells the story of a hunchbacked lab assistant (voiced by Cusack) whose dream of mad-scientist stardom hits a snag when his monstrous creation (Shannon) turns out to be a big softie who prefers show tunes to screams of terror. The visuals are a kick; the groan-inducing dialogue isn't. Igor tries to spoof Mary Shelley just as Shrek did the Brothers Grimm, but something tells us this movie's charmless hero won't make an ogre-size impression on kid audiences. Call it a hunch. C

Originally posted Sep 16, 2008 Published in issue #1013 Sep 26, 2008 Order article reprints