Ambition can be a curse as much as a blessing. And it dooms The Bride!, a revisionist take on James Whale’s 1935 Universal horror classic that—with every flamboyant twirl, guttural scream, and punk-rock flourish—aims high and falls short.
Putting a (literally and figuratively) exclamatory feminist spin on its hallowed source material, writer/director Maggie Gyllenhaal’s film features bold performances from Oscar-winner Christian Bale and soon-to-be Oscar-winner Jessie Buckley (Hamnet), along with a couple of bright, shining moments that cut through the dreary dimness.
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