Helena Bonham Carter said she enjoyed making Kenneth Branagh’s 1994 adaptation of *Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein*, despite the film attracting intense criticism. She felt it was a good film that was treated unfairly, and described the hostility around its release as extraordinary.

The article says the film was widely regarded as a flop even before it opened in England, partly amid low expectations for gothic horror adaptations. It starred Robert De Niro alongside Branagh, and took about $112 million at the box office against a reported $45 million budget. Bonham Carter said she had not wanted the role, but joined because she wanted to work with Branagh and found the production an adventure.