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11 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco ChronicleYou can almost hear a Universal Studio executive coming up with the idea: "Let's take our two top comedians (Bud Abbott and Lou Costello) and throw in our top money-making creatures - Frankenstein's monster, the Wolf Man and Dracula. The fans'll love it!" They sure did.
- 100SlashfilmChris EvangelistaSlashfilmChris EvangelistaIt's the perfect blend of haunt and humor, and no matter how many years go by, it keeps us laughing — and screaming.
- 100ColliderColliderMost importantly, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein doesn’t pretend to mask itself as something more than a cheap thrill, but it’s that tongue-in-cheek self-awareness that not only made it a box office smash, spawning several sequels, but the birth mother of an entirely new genre altogether.
- 83The A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe A.V. ClubKeith PhippsThe incongruous pairing—the late-’40s equivalent of dropping the American Pie gang into a Saw movie—really shouldn’t have worked, but it resulted in a highly entertaining film that became a huge hit and breathed new life into the comedy team’s career, while providing a convenient tombstone for the monsters, who faded from screens.
- 78Austin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenAustin ChronicleMarjorie BaumgartenIt's a giddy blend of horror and comedy.
- Hilarious spoof of the classic Universal horror films of the 1930s and early 40s, with Abbott and Costello playing railway porters who unwittingly deliver the "undead" bodies of Frankenstein's monster (Glenn Strange) and Dracula (Bela Lugosi) to a wax museum, where the bodies are revived.
- 60EmpireKim NewmanEmpireKim NewmanA little bit of going through the motions with this horror spoof but fans will enjoy.
- 40The New York TimesBosley CrowtherThe New York TimesBosley CrowtherMost of the comic invention in Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein is embraced in the idea and the title. The notion of having these two clowns run afoul of the famous screen monster is a good laugh in itself. But take this gentle warning: get the most out of that one laugh while you can, because the picture...does not contain many more.