Slow pace in the most part of the movie.

Lack of good storyline.

As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

This is clearly an asinine movie, but I'd concurr with the previous commenters who pointed out that it's not half as bad as it's made out to be.For all its silliness, I found it to be reasonably enjoyable. It's also very short for a movie, so in any event, you won't regret having wasted your time.I watched it for the sake of Payton I have been curious about lately, so in that sense I wasn't disappointed -she looks stunning throughout the movie.

"Bride Of The Gorilla" it's a 1954 cheap B-movie directed by Curt Siodmak, who is mostly known for writing the screenplay for "The Wolf Man (1941)" also featuring Lon Chaney Jr, I believe that this is the kind of story Curt tried to do with "The Wolf Man" but couldn't because the studio was interfering with the movie, The film it's actually very watchable and quite interesting, at least, for the kind of movie that it is. The film deals with the subject of superstition, it also plays with your mind, it leaves you wondering whether or not there is an actual monster in it, or if there is a real explanation for these events. It's better made than most B-movies from the 50's, it's not a great film by any means, but its better than its title suggests. Its not so much a monster movie, the monster its not shown much, but unlike other movies that do not show the monster until the end, this one actually has a reason for it.I would recommend this movie for those who like campy B-movies, but want a bit more than that, something a bit more suspenseful or interesting, not a classic, but watchable.

Here comes the groom awaiting his doom....and there goes the bride with no place to hide...In watching this science fiction film of the voodoo kind, I was actually very surprised how much I enjoyed it after not having seen it in over 10 years. I got past my film snobbishness and upped the rating from "2" to "5" because even though one capsule book on film reviews called it one of the top films to be on everybody's worst list, I found it extremely enjoyable. The critic referred to it as a plethora of non-actors at their worst, but even ones I sometimes sneer at myself (Lon Chaney Jr.) gave sincere performances here that surprised me with their simplicity and believability.The Maria Ouspenskaya like Gisela Werbisek is the servant to plantation owner Paul Cavanaugh and when she witnesses his foreman Raymond Burr arrange his "accidental" death, she plots her revenge which takes place on the day Burr marries Cavanaugh's beautiful younger widow, Barbara Payton. This turns him into a feared monster who in the form of a gorilla terrifies the natives as it brutally kills other wild animals and makes them wonder if human beings will be next. As this creature takes over Burr's personality, his marriage to Payton crumbles with his desire to remain in the jungle as she longs to escape it. Lawman Chaney and Cavanaugh's doctor (Tom Conway) suspect something is amiss with Burr, and in short order, all is revealed.Chaney, who in his Universal leading roles bothered me with his attempts to be a leading man, narrates the film simply. This is actually quite eerie in spots, especially the shot of Werbisek placing poisonous leaves on the eyes of the deceased Cavanaugh as she vows her vengeance on Burr. Don't expect the usually one-dimensional villain performance from Burr; The motives are understandable and as the tensions arise in the early scenes between Burr and Cavanaugh, you know that evil is afoot more in just the monstrous character Burr eventually becomes. Burr actually looks more like a romantic leading man here than normal, his handsome face very distinguished even if he shows a hefty build in a few shots. Payton is very appealing as the bleach-blonde femme fatal and also gets much dimension in her characterization of the younger wife who comes to resent her older husband (Cavanaugh) for spending more time reading the bible than with her.Although obviously made on the cheap, the photography actually is pretty good and the dialog (at least not until the end) never so over the top that you laugh at it. Perhaps this gets more of a ribbing because of its rather campy title, the presence of Burr in a romantic lead, film noir vixen Payton as a mostly noble woman and the hideously evil woman which Gisela Werbisek plays, glaring through her giant bush baby like eyes with the evil of a Disney villainess.

A plantation manager (Burr) defies his boss (Cavanagh) by courting his wife (Payton) then is implicated in a web of murder, deceit and witchcraft whereby he becomes a marauding jungle ape, a feared symbol of the local folklore and fable. Local police captain (Chaney) has his hands full dealing with the monster's wake, and Burr's erratic behaviour culminating in his suspicion that the two matters might be one in the same.Difficult to predict that Raymond Burr would go on to become a household name after a performance as pedestrian as the one he casually delivers here, his rich baritone a clue to why he prospered in spite of some early, lacklustre performances such as this effort. Payton plays Payton, the over-rated alternative to Marilyn Monroe, whose life descended into a tragic abyss after only a handful of films. Interesting to see Woody Strode in an early, minor role as a police officer (two brief scenes) as Chaney's offsider early in the picture.Chaney is a likable character actor, but the dialogue and plot here is very weak and uninspired, director Siodmak has difficulty with momentum and the film never hits its straps. While it might be attempting to imply the "monster within" concept, Burr never reaches deep enough to make you believe he's a man possessed, and the dialogue doesn't support that angle. In this vein, there's one effective scene in which Burr confronts his alter ego in the reflection of a mirror, but otherwise, it's a dull, soap opera fantasy.