Never ‘The Bride!’ Critics are split over Jessie Buckley’s pre-Oscar monster movie with Christian Bale

Critics are both hugging and hating on The Bride! in almost equal measure. The film currently has a 49 percent score on Rotten Tomatoes and a 57 percent rating on Metacritic.

‘The Bride!’ review: Maggie Gyllenhaal’s punk rock ‘Frankenstein’ remix

Here comes the motherfucking Bride!” cries Mary Shelley (Jessie Buckley) at the beginning of Maggie Gyllenhaal’s messy-if-inventive riff on the Frankenstein story. If that ...

Here comes ‘The Bride!’ and she’ll give you a headache

Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale star in this occasionally clever yet punishing hot mess from writer-director Maggie Gyllenhaal.

‘The Bride!’ Review: Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale Get Their Freak on in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Bludgeoning Feminist Frankenstein Spin

Peter Sarsgaard, Penélope Cruz, Annette Bening and Jake Gyllenhaal also appear in this punk-rock exhumation of a character only briefly introduced in Mary Shelley’s novel.

Decadent and disorderly, ‘The Bride!’ is a spectacular beast rampaging out of control

As the monster and her Frankenstein, Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale serve up a messy, electrified take on 'Bonnie and Clyde' in a extravaganza stitched from classic movie references.

‘The Bride!’ Review: Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale Are Magnetic Monsters in Maggie Gyllenhaal’s Lumbering Punk Horror Trip

Maggie Gyllenhaal's movie is a scrappy feminist take-off on the "Frankenstein" myth that could have used more storytelling ...