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The first reactions<\/strong> to writer-director Maggie Gyllenhaal\u2019s The Bride!<\/a><\/strong> are coming in, and they seem to agree overwhelmingly. The movie premiered at the Empire Leicester Square in London, England, on February 26, 2026. Its cast includes Jessie Buckley<\/a><\/strong> as Ida \/ The Bride \/ Mary Shelley, Christian Bale<\/a> <\/strong>as Frank, Jake Gyllenhaal<\/a> <\/strong>as Ronnie Reed, Annette Bening<\/a> as Dr. Euphronious, Pen\u00e9lope Cruz<\/a> as Myrna, and Peter Sarsgaard<\/a>.<\/p>\n The gothic romance, which pulls inspiration from the 1935 film Bride of Frankenstein<\/a> (itself based on the 1818 novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley), has drawn mostly positive early reactions after its premiere.<\/p>\n Film journalist Kristen Lopez<\/a> noted that The Bride! is \u201cwild\u201d and \u201caudacious,\u201d and \u201cdgaf if you like it.\u201d Lopez added, \u201cBuckley and Bale thrill in a movie that feels like what Joker: Folie \u00e0 Deux desperately wished it was. Gyllenhaal\u2019s script has a lot of threads it doesn\u2019t weave in perfectly.\u201d<\/p>\n Meanwhile, BJ Colangelo <\/a>of This Ends At Prom Podcast observed that Gyllenhaal and Buckley built The Bride! inside a laboratory \u201cto give me the movie of my dreams.\u201d Colangelo continued, \u201cA shrieking, brazen journey of an ungovernable woman and a man who wants her to burn it all down if it means feeling her warmth. I loved every second of it.\u201d<\/p>\n Another film journalist, Erik Davis<\/a>, wrote that the movie \u201cSwings big \u2014 ferocious, funny, chaotic, romantic and fueled by another knockout Jessie Buckley performance.\u201d Davis went on to call The Bride! \u201ca love letter to classic moviegoing wrapped inside a bold, modern monster movie.\u201d<\/p>\n The Mary Sue\u2019s Rachel Leishman<\/a> also hailed the feature as a love letter to storytelling. movies, science fiction, and more.<\/p>\n Moreover, Amy West<\/a> of GamesRadar+ claimed that The Bride! is one of the most \u201celectric\u201d movies she had seen in a while. Elsewhere, Tessa Smith<\/a> of Mama\u2019s Geeky called the movie \u201ca true work of art.\u201d<\/p>\n Additionally, The Nerdist<\/a> stated that The Bride! has been \u201cclearly made by someone who loves movies.\u201d They also lauded Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale\u2019s performances.<\/p>\n The Bride! debuts in US theaters on March 6, 2026. As that date approaches, viewers will have a better understanding of the critical consensus on the movie.<\/p>\n The post The Bride!\u2019s First Reactions Are All Saying the Same Thing<\/a> appeared first on ComingSoon.net – Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.aol.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Photo Credit: Warner Bros. Pictures The first reactions to writer-director Maggie Gyllenhaal\u2019s The Bride! are coming in, and they seem to agree overwhelmingly. The movie premiered at the Empire Leicester Square in London, England, on February 26, 2026. 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