The Bride Review
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Maggie Gyllenhaal directs a flamboyant new adaptation of Frankenstein's Bride, starring Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale. The film expands the classic character's role into a Bonnie and Clyde-style story, with critics discussing its ambitious approach to the 200-year-old source material.
Frankenstein's Monster is getting hitched again! This time The Bride takes center stage in a garish new retelling from director Maggie Gyllenhaal. With Jessie Buckley in the title role, Christian Bale as the monster Frank and a cast rounded out by Peter Sarsgaard, Annette Bening, Jake Gyllenhaal and Penelope Cruz, the classic science fiction icon ditches the lightning struck hairdo and 4 minutes of screen time in 1935, for the lead in a Bonnie and Clyde fueled extravaganza. Critic and author Hanna Flint reviews the latest entry into Frankenstein canon, and talks with IGN's Clint Gage about actors-turned-directors, adapting 200 year old text and whether the movie might actually try to do too much.