kristy bowen | writer & book artist

Last night after our play (a whole other blog on that soon  and the insufferable nature of writers according to Chekhov), we decided it was still early, the evening and slipped over to the movies to see The Bride , which I have been trying to avoid the mixed reviews to form my own opinion. The short of it: I appreciate what Gyllenhaal was doing, and I love the mix of cultural touchpoints that swings toward the fences. Was it as well executed as it could have been/ Perhaps not. There were points that dragged a little that made it less enjoyable. It also treaded into overkill on the feminist messages (I wanted them, I just wanted them a little more subtle and nuanced and less preachy.) Sometimes you make bold choices and people hate them, but I appreciate that someone made them. J hated it, as many people have, but I needed to process it and roll it over in my head a little more before making any sort of final call.  The closest comparison I can think of was, of course, the simi...