Monster marriage

Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

Following the success of the first film a sequel was ordered up and Boris Karloff returns as the monster. Having survived the end of the previous film the monster wants a “friend” while another scientist wants to replicate Doctor Frankenstein's work.

This sequel is a bit of an odd mix but there are certainly some interesting ideas thrown in there. There is a shaky start and a large section of the monster running around destroying and killing which is not that great but at least the film is not just a rerun of the original plot. The most interesting parts to look out for in the film are the Christian imagery and the speculation of homosexual interpretations to the film.

3/5