Review of Bride of Frankenstein (1935) by Drew S — 14 Jun 2007

A movie that's over 70 years old and still manages to make itself known must be truly great on some level. The Bride of Frankenstein is one of those films - though it indubitably has its failings, it is an aesthetic masterpiece and a thought-provoking human parable.

My problem is that nearly every film made before the 1960s is so melodramatic that it's hard to take them seriously. The Bride of Frankenstein is a good example; overacting is the name of the game here.

I would hesitate to call The Bride of Frankenstein a masterpiece, because for what it's worth it's just a 70-year-old potboiler...but it's really great at what it does.