Movie Review: Maggie Gyllenhaal’s ‘The Bride!’ is a Frankenstein riff with a pulse

Just months after Guillermo del Toro presented his lavish “Frankenstein,” Gyllenhaal, in her follow-up to her excellent 2021 ...

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‘The Bride!’ Review: Maggie Gyllenhaal Reinvents The ‘Frankenstein’ Story And Gives Sensational Jessie Buckley And Christian Bale A Monster Mashup Like No Other

Considering there have been an estimated 187 cinematic takes on Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern ...
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Movie Review: 'The Bride!' an assemblage of parts that lacks cohesion

With her audacious sophomore feature “The Bride!” writer/director Maggie Gyllenhaal offers a topical-ish take on “Bride of Frankenstein”: what if “the Joker” was “brat”? (To borrow Charli XCX’s ...

The Bride! Review: The Most Fun, Feral And Fantastic Frankenstein Movie Yet

Maggie Gyllenhaal's The Bride is the ultimate Frankenstein movie, with masterful performances from Jessie Buckley and ...
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'The Bride!' blows up the usual 'Frankenstein' formula – Review

'The Bride!' is loosely inspired by Mary Shelley's novel 'Frankenstein.' The film starring Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale arrives in theaters Friday, March 6. Maggie Gyllenhaal's wildly imaginative ...
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‘The Bride!’ Review: Jessie Buckley & Christian Bale Cannot Salvage Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Monstrously Misguided Movie

After two hours, the authorial intent behind what might drive Maggie Gyllenhaal to assemble this reimagining of “Bride of Frankenstein” remains much more opaque. Her take on the Bride of Frankenstein ...