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Bride Wars (2009)

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Reviews Counted:129

Fresh:16

Rotten:113

Average Rating:3.4/10

Consensus: Bride Wars takes the already wearisome concept of battling bridezillas, and makes it thoroughly insufferable via a lazy script and wholly detestable characters.

Rated: PG [See Full Rating] for suggestive content, language and some rude behavior.

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:09-01-2009

Synopsis: Liv (Kate Hudson) and Emma (Anne Hathaway) are best friends who since childhood have planned every detail of their respective weddings. At the top of their bridal "must have" list: a ceremony at... Liv (Kate Hudson) and Emma (Anne Hathaway) are best friends who since childhood have planned every detail of their respective weddings. At the top of their bridal "must have" list: a ceremony at New York's ultimate bridal destination, the Plaza Hotel.

Now, at age 26, they're both about to get married; they're about to realize their dreams; and they're about to live happily ever after.

Or maybe not...

When a clerical error causes a clash in wedding dates - they're now to be married on the same date! - Liv, Emma and their lifelong friendship are put to the ultimate test. Liv, a successful lawyer who is used to getting what she wants, including the perfect job and the perfect man, won't settle for anything less than the perfect wedding she has dreamed of for years. Emma, a schoolteacher who has always been good at taking care of others, but not so much in looking after herself, discovers her inner Bridezilla and comes out swinging when her own dream wedding is imperiled.

Now, the two best friends who'd do anything for each other, find themselves in a no-holds-barred, take-no-prisoners struggle that threatens to erupt into all-out war. --© 20th Century Fox [More]

Starring: Kate Hudson, Anne Hathaway, Kristen Johnson, Bryan Greenberg

Starring: Kate Hudson, Anne Hathaway, Kristen Johnson, Bryan Greenberg, Candice Bergen

Director: Gary Winick

Director: Gary Winick
Screenwriter: Greg DePaul, Casey Wilson, June Diane Raphael
Story: Greg DePaul
Producer: Julie Yorn, Kate Hudson, Alan Riche
Composer: Edward Shearmur
Studio: 20th Century Fox

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Imaginative it ain’t but, in all, it’s an agreeably girly accompaniment to a box of Maltesers. You might also want to take along some earplugs.

Full Review Source: Daily Mirror [UK] | comment Comment
01/09/09
David Edwards
David Edwards
Daily Mirror [UK]

Watchable comedy, enlivened by strong performances from Hudson and Hathaway and a decent script that isn't afraid to make the central friendship the most important relationship in the movie.

Full Review Source: ViewLondon | comment 2 Comments
01/09/09
Matthew Turner
Matthew Turner
ViewLondon

A lively tone and sharp performances help bring this rather thin comedy to life

Full Review Source: Shadows on the Wall | comment Comment
01/09/09
Rich Cline
Rich Cline
Shadows on the Wall

If you see anyone trying to flog this as a dodgy DVD in the pub, report them to the police. It really is criminal.

Full Review Source: Sun Online | comment Comment
01/09/09
Sun Online

It’s hard to warm to these superficial women who learn the error of their ways in such an unconvincingly hasty fashion.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
01/09/09
Anna Smith
Anna Smith
Time Out
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Even at this early stage of the year, Bride Wars is certain to rank among the ten worst releases of 2009.

Full Review Source: Daily Mail [UK] | comment Comment
01/09/09
Christopher Tookey
Christopher Tookey
Daily Mail [UK]

A story so ludicrous and soft-centred that none of the actors has much of a chance, and both comedy and romance seem stifled at birth. Everyone concerned seems to have given up halfway through. You can’t blame them.

Full Review Source: This is London | comment Comment
01/09/09
Derek Malcolm
Derek Malcolm
This is London

A jaw-clenchingly unfunny insult to both sexes and everyone’s intelligence, it redefines the term ‘bridal shower’.

Full Review Source: Sky Movies | comment Comment
01/09/09
Elliott Noble
Elliott Noble
Sky Movies

Anne Hathaway has a few shining moments in this bridal face-off but getting to the altar is still a tiring slog.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
01/09/09
Stella Papamichael
Stella Papamichael
Channel 4 Film
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This comedy about female best friends whose bond is shattered when their weddings fall on the same date occasionally displays a desire to explore the nature of friendship and love, but unfortunately such moments of insight take a backseat to increasingly

Full Review Source: Screen International | comment Comment
01/10/09
Tim Grierson
Tim Grierson
Screen International

The movie makes a ridiculous ass of itself, but as a run-for-the-hills endurance test for straight men everywhere, it’s almost fascinating.

Full Review Source: Daily Telegraph | comment Comment
01/09/09
Tim Robey
Tim Robey
Daily Telegraph
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One week into 2009 and we already have a contender for worst film of the year.

Full Review Source: Teletext | comment Comment
01/08/09
Victor Olliver
Victor Olliver
Teletext

When did chick flicks become so suffused with hatred for womankind? Surely a movie about girls and aimed at girls shouldn’t make us feel so bad about being girls?

Full Review Source: Times [UK] | comment Comment
01/09/09
Wendy Ide
Wendy Ide
Times [UK]
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Our deepest condolences to Hudson as the ironically named "Liv". Her dead eyes and rouged cheeks suggest she's bypassed the wedding and gone straight to the funeral.

Full Review Source: Guardian [UK] | comment Comment
01/09/09
Xan Brooks
Xan Brooks
Guardian [UK]
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They're real, dimensional humans, not wedding-obsessed fembots.

Full Review Source: I.E. Weekly | comment 6 Comments
01/08/09
Amy Nicholson
Amy Nicholson
I.E. Weekly

Guys, this one's for the ladies.

Full Review Source: Star-Democrat (Easton, MD) | comment 1 Comment
05/15/09
Greg Maki
Greg Maki
Star-Democrat (Easton, MD)

A light-hearted comedy romp that is not meant to be taken seriously

Full Review Source: jackiekcooper.com | comment Comment
01/14/09
Jackie K. Cooper
Jackie K. Cooper
jackiekcooper.com

As Hathaway and Hudson plan their perfect days and plot to destroy each other, like a gown-clad version of one of those old Mad magazine Spy vs. Spy comics, Bride Wars pauses to ask the very important question of what happens when you focus on your weddin

Full Review Source: Redbox | comment Comment
01/09/09
James Rocchi
James Rocchi
Redbox

Hudson and Hathaway make for a great comedic pair and will keep you laughing all the way down the aisle.

Full Review Source: Gazette (MD) | comment Comment
01/09/09
Jeffrey Lyles
Jeffrey Lyles
Gazette (MD)

[A] funny, self-consciously frothy piece of good-natured escapism.

Full Review Source: The Age (Australia) | comment Comment
01/16/09
Jim Schembri
Jim Schembri
The Age (Australia)
 
 
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