India, Oct. 17 -- Guillermo del Toro's long-awaited "Frankenstein" has finally come to life, and critics are hailing it as a visually stunning and deeply personal adaptation of Mary Shelley's classic novel. Los Angeles (tca/dpa) - "Frankenstein" has haunted Guillermo del Toro since he was a kid who barely reached the Creature's knees. Back in 2011, the writer-director was already tinkering with a version of the monster that resembled a blend of Iggy Pop and Boris Karloff with jagged sutures, gaunt wrinkles and a crushed nose. Since then, Del Toro has made changes. The 2025 model is played by Jacob Elordi, a 6-foot-5 actor often cast as the ideal human specimen in movies like "Saltburn" and who here howls to life with handsome features and r...