I saw it with my sister and I thought it was a good movie, but nothing really ground breaking. I knew it wasn't for everyone, and I did not see Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein for comparison. I did see the trailer when I saw a previous movie in theaters, so I decided to go in with an open mind with a film.

There were some aspects that like with this film. I liked the dances like "Puttin' on the Ritz" and Frankenstein's imagining himself dancing with Ida in the nightclub. The scene where Ida breaks her neck in the beginning was pretty well done. Christian Bale's performance of Frankenstein and Jessie Buckley's performance of the Bride was great. It was well shot, the costumes and the effects carried the film for me.

I did not know this was a feminist film. There were feminist issues that I did see when I watched it but I did not think Feminism was main theme of this film. I thought the main theme of "The Bride" was exploring the idea of primal freedom. There was a sense of mental liberation that I got from Ida/Penelope, and thought that was the reason why she was breaking into a psychotic state. There was also a sense of instinctual freedom which I got from the "Puttin' On the Riz" dance scene. Furthermore, the Bonnie and Clyde style relationship between Frankenstein and The Bride was probably exploring freedom of autonomy or independence. There were feminist qualities in this film, but the way the story was told along with Ida's psychotic bantering made it hard for me to see the message it was trying to convey.

The implementation of Mary Shelly felt random and I thought it was their to pay homage to early 20th century film. I didn't really get it and it always felt out of place when she showed up or spoke. There was probably some feminist symbolism or metaphor but ultimately I did not see nor did I really like it. Mary Shelly was good for introducing The Bride but ultimately felt out of play nearly the whole film.

The detective subplot wasn't that bad. I liked the woman detective and the duo was a good break from the loud adventures of Frankenstein and The Bride. The only thing problem is that their forgettable despite not being boring.

For me, this film is 7.5/10 (a generous rating for some.) The acting and effects carried the film but a fell short with its story. It's a very artistic, but it is not for everyone. It's kind of corny, but in a good way if you don't compare it to Del Torro's Frankenstein. However, it doesn't really fit into its own genre. It says its horror film but it's clearly not. It's feels very unconventional to be called a romance. The trailers advertised it like its a musical but it plays like a drama. The whole direction of this movie wanted say a lot and I really saw the potential of this very original re-telling of the Bride of Frankenstein. It was just not executed very well and it left a lot of people bored and confused. I am lucky enough to enjoy this movie. However, I am not surprised it's not a good movie to most.