Review of The Bride (1985) by Jason J — 21 Jan 2011
This version of Mary Shelley's famous story has often been heavily criticised surprisingly. Actually I find it a refreshing and imaginative effort. It concerns the efforts of Baron Charles Frankenstein (Sting) to create, control and ultimately to conquer the perfect woman.
After an electrifying creation scene, the Baron's first male creation comes to claim his counterpart but disaster results and he runs off into the night. After rescuing the raven haired beauty from the flames engulfing his laboratory the Baron decides to tell people she was brought to him after being discovered unconscious in the woods.
He gives her the name Eva and begins educating her. In the meantime the male creature befriends a dwarf after rescuing him from a group of tormenting schoolboys. The dwarf looks beyond the creature's unusual appearance and sees a man simply longing for friendship and acceptance.
He gives him the name Viktor teaches him about life on the road. The two stories intertwine until circumstances bring Viktor back to the Baron's castle to try to win back his "bride". The Baron's creations are played by Jennifer Beals and Clancy Brown.
The late David Rappaport plays the dwarf Rinaldo. If I have any criticisms it's that Sting in his portrayal of the Baron has a constant irritated look on his face and final confrontation between Eva and the Baron could have been better written.
Other than that I really enjoyed it.
This review of The Bride (1985) was written by Jason J on 21 Jan 2011.
The Bride has generally received mixed reviews.
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