Movies that have an exclamation point in the title should go to 11. (ie: Mother!) The Bride! does crank it one more, though there’s a few misfires. The music genre mixing felt off. But, better a ballsy misfire than boring complete sameness. Not since Mia Goth has an actress went full-out. Glad I saw it, especially the redefining of The Bride as not a bride to Frank. It’s Sid & Nance & Bonnie & Clyde & The Bride!
I loved the music! It bounces around like the film for me. But I concur with your words: it is certainly not boring. I think I might treat myself to a rewatch next week.
The music comment really only applied the one club scene that had industrial music. Was fearing it would turn into Moulin Rogue :). We liked and do recommend. Want to see more from Jessie Buckley. (Probably won’t watch Hamnet. Like Shakespeare, but not movies about Shakespeare, seems like boring Oscar bait.
I liked your comparison to True Romance as well, I didn’t see that on first reflection but now I do. Maybe this is also why a discourse is growing: Gyllenhaal has nodded to so many other works that we’re all seeing different things and judging how they land and relate to her adaption.
I also think her take now makes del Toro’s approach seem quite safe and even, dare I say it, boring.
The film is referencing so many different traditions that everyone I’m reading this morning seem to latch onto a different one. This probably explains why the reactions are so varied.
Some people see a monster movie, some see an outlaw romance, others see the theatrical or musical influences. That makes the film messy, but also interesting to talk about.
And I agree on del Toro’s version. I’m scared to put my thorough dislike of that film to print.
That choice of song must be a nod to Young Frankenstein.
I enjoyed most of the songs to be honest.
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Movies that have an exclamation point in the title should go to 11. (ie: Mother!) The Bride! does crank it one more, though there’s a few misfires. The music genre mixing felt off. But, better a ballsy misfire than boring complete sameness. Not since Mia Goth has an actress went full-out. Glad I saw it, especially the redefining of The Bride as not a bride to Frank. It’s Sid & Nance & Bonnie & Clyde & The Bride!
I loved the music! It bounces around like the film for me. But I concur with your words: it is certainly not boring. I think I might treat myself to a rewatch next week.
The music comment really only applied the one club scene that had industrial music. Was fearing it would turn into Moulin Rogue :). We liked and do recommend. Want to see more from Jessie Buckley. (Probably won’t watch Hamnet. Like Shakespeare, but not movies about Shakespeare, seems like boring Oscar bait.
Enjoyed your review. It’s so interesting to have two polar opposite adaptations in the same 12 months.
I read a comparison of The Bride! to Babylon, another film that’s big and messy but one I also enjoy.
I liked your comparison to True Romance as well, I didn’t see that on first reflection but now I do. Maybe this is also why a discourse is growing: Gyllenhaal has nodded to so many other works that we’re all seeing different things and judging how they land and relate to her adaption.
I also think her take now makes del Toro’s approach seem quite safe and even, dare I say it, boring.
The film is referencing so many different traditions that everyone I’m reading this morning seem to latch onto a different one. This probably explains why the reactions are so varied.
Some people see a monster movie, some see an outlaw romance, others see the theatrical or musical influences. That makes the film messy, but also interesting to talk about.
And I agree on del Toro’s version. I’m scared to put my thorough dislike of that film to print.
Oh, you should write about that. The best pieces I'm finding on Substack all have energy at the heart of it.
I’ll wait until it wins 3 Oscars before I pick it apart. Haha