The Bride in Black (1990) (TV)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

James Goldstone

Writers (WGA):

Claire Labine (story) and
Jack Laird (story) ...

Release Date:

21 October 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot:

A Brooklyn shopkeeper (Lucci) gets involved with an out-going artist (Soul) who has a mysterious past. |

Cast

Susan Lucci	...	Rose D'Amore-Malloy
Reginald VelJohnson	...	Barry Gates
Bob Gunton	...	Sydney
Tom Signorelli	...	Ray D'Amore
Melissa Leo	...	Mary Margaret
Irma St. Paule	...	Nonna
Stephen Liska	...	Nick Borsokov
Cecil Hoffman
Robert Katims	...	Det. Goldman
Tony Todd
David Soul	...	Owen Malloy / John McGuire
Finola Hughes	...	Cybil Cobb
Angela D'Ambrosia	...	Ginny D'Amore
Larry John Meyers	...	Gordon
Richard Ward	...	Father Moreno (as Rev. Richard Ward)

Runtime:

Netherlands:96 min | USA:96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Braddock, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Street Life Productions

Coulda Been Better

Just like 89,000 other movies, this could have been better. The first half hour or so saw too much mushy gushy lovey dovey setup. Aside from that, the mystery of David Soul's character and all that was going on was good enough to keep my attention (I was never eagerly awaiting the end so that's definitely a plus for a movie of any kind.) Thankfully, none of it was really being given away as many movies like this tend to do. It was a little lighter than it could have been, though. To make it better it could have been a little deeper in the mystery, a tad more intrigue with a more involved twist and turn or two rather than one newly discovered fact after another without anything thrown inbetween. Oh well, what do you expect, it's a Made-For-TV movie. It's very difficult to find one of those to call very good but this one is surely better than many. Probably one of Susan Lucci's better pieces of work. Overall: a grade of "C+" - one thumb up.