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16 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt's satirical, exciting, funny, and an influential masterpiece of art direction.
- 100San Francisco ChronicleBob GrahamSan Francisco ChronicleBob GrahamBride is often cited as Whale's masterpiece, and one of the reasons surely is his intentional lacing of humor throughout that never completely undercuts the horror or pathos.
- 100Time OutTime OutWhale's most perfectly realised movie, a delight from start to finish.
- 100TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineOne of the seminal achievements of Hollywood cinema, this brilliant sequel to the original Frankenstein is one of the greatest films of its genre and remains a lasting tribute to the unique genius of director Whale.
- 100Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment WeeklyThe gloriously baroque Bride of Frankenstein is in every way a richer, more imaginative experience than its straight-arrow predecessor.
- 100SalonAndrew O'HehirSalonAndrew O'HehirFilm scholars and queer-theory types will long argue over the intricacies of Whale's Bride as a study of artistic creation and an acidic fable of homoerotic love, but for fans it's simply the most beautiful horror film ever made.
- Bride is a wild ride, even today. It flits between the classical and the gutter, the camp and the serious in a manner that's hard to pin down.
- 80The New York TimesFrank S. NugentThe New York TimesFrank S. NugentAnother astonishing chapter in the career of the Monster.
- 75Chicago ReaderChicago ReaderWhale added an element of playful sexuality to this version, casting the proceedings in a bizarre visual framework that makes this film a good deal more surreal than the original.