Those who attended the premiere praised Gyllenhaal’s ambition and risk taking and also star Jessie Buckley’s performance. There was also praise for co-lead Christian Bale.
Gyllenhaal’s followup to her directorial debut The Lost Daughter, The Bride! is a brash and imaginative take on Mary Shelley’s classic story Frankenstein. Set in 1930s Chicago, the film centers on a lonesome monster, played by Bale, who recruits Dr. Euphronios to create a companion for himself. The two revive a murdered young woman and the titular bride played by Buckley is born. A cracked love story, the monster and his bride then embark on a killing spree, while being pursued by police.
As well as Shelley’s 1818 novel,…
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