This movie came out on Friday. It's directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal. It's her 2nd movie; her first movie in 2021 got nominated for 3 Oscars.

It stars Jessie Buckley, who's going to win Best Actress at the Academy Awards next Sunday, as well as Christian Bale, who's one of the top leading actors in the past 20 years.

But the movie opened at $7.3M domestically on opening weekend. The movie's budget is $90M.

Reviews are quite polarizing. Some reviews say it's one of the worst movies they've seen (e.g. NYpost), but other reviews say that it's magnificient (e.g The Wrap). The wide gulf in critical reception makes me want to see it for myself to judge, to be honest


https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_bride_2026

Looks terrible to me tbh

Giving me joker 2 vibes

Looked cringe and ghey

the trailer looked like one of those 2016-era "uhm so THAT happened" movies

I just assume its woke nonsense

This. /thread.

They needed a hotter actress to play the Bride is why

Srs

Jessie Buckley isn't that bad-looking

Because this subhuman creature was at the helm

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I went to see “The Bride” on 03/11/2026. I went because of the wide gulf in critical reception. Some said it’s magnificent; others said it’s terrible. I got curious about which one is right

I’ll begin with the good -- The movie starts with a black-and-white sequence where Buckley’s character has a monologue with herself and the spirit of Mary Shelley inside of her. These black-and-white scenes appear throughout the film ... I actually found these parts to be well-done and creepy. Buckley looks scary when she glares at the camera as Ida-possessed-by-Shelley

I like the make-up, props, and costumes. The general setting looks credible as Depression-era United States. Bale pulls off the classic Frankenstein look, with the stitches and whatnot. Buckley looks cool with the big, messed hair and the ink-blot stain at her mouth.

Bale doesn’t get much to do in terms of story. His character doesn’t have much of an arc, and he is not the centerpiece of this movie (Buckey is). Nonetheless, I think Bale’s grounded, gentlemanly portrayal of Frankenstein is good. His performance is a highlight.

That’s all I’ve got to note in terms of positives. There’s a lot wrong with this movie:

First and foremost - Buckley’s performance is an extreme case of overacting. She rambles on and on, screaming wildly while switching between British and American accents non-stop. I couldn’t follow what she was saying (most of it sounded like gibberish). She kinda reminded me of the AEW wrestler “Timeless Toni Storm.” This kind of performance might work in a theatrical format like a play or wrestling show. But it doesn’t work in movies. For this performance, Buckley is worthy of winning Worst Actress at the Razzies

Moreover, the movie has storytelling issues. There’s a subplot with 2 FBI agents, played by Peter Sarsgaard and Penelope Cruz. They feel out of place. The movie's general vibe is campy and over-the-top, yet the FBI agents are realistic, like the cops you’d see in a police procedural show like Law & Order. The development with Sarsgaard’s character also doesn’t have any dramatic or emotional effect

There’s another subplot with Jake Gyllenhaal’s character. The creature is fixated on him, and I’m not too sure why. There’s a cringy dance scene in the ballroom where Bale meets Gyllenhaal.

Another subplot involves some mafia dealings. The henchman who follows Buckley is some generic dude with no personality. The mafia boss is a stock character. When the mafia boss orders his henchman to kill Buckley again, I had forgotten all about the mafia stuff, and I had to recollect who the mafia guy was

There’s a scientist named “Dr Euphronious” who is just bland and forgettable. None of the characters are likeable, including Buckley and Bale. The absence of likeability makes the ending feel weak.

Finally – the movie gets a bit too heavy-handed with the feminist messaging. I didn’t like the Joker 2-ish scene where the women impersonate Buckley and fire guns in the air. I also didn’t like the feminist plot involving Penelope Cruz’s efforts to rise professionally as a female cop.

3.5/10.

Didn't want to pay for a ticket to lecture me about my toxic masculinity like a cuck.

because libtards and feminists dont support womens work when it comes to spending money or showing up

edit, i didnt realize it had other big actors. so not idea then brah. i havent heard much about it

srs

Who wants to see movies that these satan-worshippiing baby-eating demons are releasing?

I saw that batman in theaters.

I had no clue who she was.

But she RUINED the movie for me, because every time she was on the screen, my mind could only think about "who the fuck is this pig faced cunt? why is her face sloughing off? fucking GROCE"



I can't ever watch her, her cheeks melting off are far too much of a distraction

Is that shit AI srs? If not...gotdam she looks older than most people at 70. Feminism crushes glow.

Meanwhile, Elizabeth Hurley at 60:
https://www.instyle.com/thmb/L2m_9UV8E3rlvFzw1O86Wsfrjx8=/750x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc()/515467970_18528047089053583_3924588219622996280_n-96f56d7ece0e4a858193cc078fe385c7.jpg

Is Maggie Gilinahall dying wtf

What's interesting about Maggie's casting is that her brother Jake was one of the candidates to play Bruce Wayne. I really think Jake would've been as good as Bale was