Review: The Bride! (2026)
By William Pattison
For Horror Bob’s Blog.
Ok, this time I’ve finally got a chance to see the remake of
the 80s horror film The Bride.
Chicago, 1936. Bearing the scars of defiance on his
freakishly strong body,The Frankenstein Monster feels tired of dodging bullets
and escaping the mob. Now, the man on the run is desperate for connection and a
soulmate to share the burden of existence. And the brilliant Dr Euphronius must
deliver, like it or not. After all, the blasphemous goal may sound impossible,
but it has happened before. However, as Ida steps into the picture, doubts
emerge: Undoubtedly, she is beautiful in her own strange way, but is she what
Frankie wants? Born dead in a dangerous world, two stowaways of life who
cheated death have one shot at making it work. But what if Ida is nobody's
bride?
Ok, this remake is worlds different from the original 80s
film.
This film is very much written by a feminist and pushing
that agenda. The most evident part is the way the ghost of Mary Shelley is
presented in this film. This version of the author is a fowl mouthed feminist
construction pushing the feminist agenda rather than presenting a more honest
representation.
Given the beginning of the film I was actually pleasantly
surprised that I actually enjoyed this film. But besides the warped feminist
Mary Shelly, the director actually had a scene at a night club that looked more
modern than correct to the 1930s time period. These aspects of the film along
with getting “The Message” and social polital propaganda was annoying and kind
of took me out of the story. I would have rather they keep the story in the
correct time period rather than poluting it with modern images or ideas.
Still, I did find myself getting into the story and feeling
for Frank and his bride. I thought Essie Buckley did a wonderful job as The Bride, aka Ida. As
well Christian Bale did an equally good
job as Frankenstein’s Monster.
All in all I thought this remake was ok, but I personally
thought it didn’t live up to The Bride
of Frankenstein nor the 80s film, The Bride. This film was marred with modern
social political bullshit. Still, it is still watchable and I will recommend
this film for Horror fans…
Keep on Creepin’ , Horror Bob’s Blog…
