PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Bride of Frankenstein… What’s her story? Taking place in 1930’s Chicago, The Bride! follows Frank (Christian Bale), who might be more famously known as Frankenstein’s monster.

Over two hundred years after Mary Shelley’s novel, the idea of the “Bride of Frankenstein” largely remains a piece of lore that has gone untapped. This is due primarily to James Whale’s 1935 film and ...

ZERO STARS. Running time: 127 minutes. Rated R (strong/bloody violent content, sexual content/nudity and language). In theaters March 6. Leave her at the altar! She is “The Bride!,” one of the ...

Maggie Gyllenhaal’s “The Bride!” is a big, brash swing at a new “The Bride of Frankenstein” that struggles to cohere its many parts. But I’ll say this for it: It’s alive. Just months after Guillermo ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. “The Bride!” is a maniacal assemblage of ’30s musicals, ’40s noirs, 19th century literature and 21st century ...

Instead of centering on the monster’s suffering, director Maggie Gyllenhaal provokes questions about the woman created for him — the Bride — and what she ultimately wants out of her life.

The film, starring Jessie Buckley and Christian Bale, hits theaters March 6. By Carly Thomas Senior Editor, Digital “There’s sexual violence. There’s violence. Because it’s a big studio movie, we ...