Gyllenhaal, The Bride and Jessie Buckley
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"You Got Older" and "Matlock" round out our picks for the weekend of March 6.
Despite its fair share of stumbles, "The Bride!" succeeds as a vibrant, engaging love story between two monsters.
Maggie Gyllenhaal's radical take on the Bride of Frankenstein story takes a stitched-up middle finger to the patriarchy. Also: Gangsters! And musical numbers!
Jessie Buckley is currently blazing a Best Actress streak all the way to the Oscars for her transcendent turn in Hamnet.
Jessie Buckley goes big in The Bride!, Maggie Gyllenhaal's messy, audacious punk rock monster mash that overcomes its flaws with boldness. Here's our review.
Part fantasy, part musical, part horror and heavy on messaging, The Bride! struggles to know what it is (Picture: Warner Bros Entertainment) The Bride! is a messy monster mash-up movie that’s more vibes and bombastic quotes than the rousing and revolutionary film experience I hoped for.
The filmmaker, 48, said that what is depicted in the final edit is a 'little bit pulled back' from the original version, after she was 'taken to task' over the sexual violence during test screenings.