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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:Jan 9, 2009 Wide

Box Office: $58,637,818

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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  • Lifelong best friends Liv (Kate Hudson) and Emma (Anne Hathaway) have shared a dream since childhood: Each yearns for the perfect June wedding at New York’s famed Plaza Hotel. But when a clerical error puts them both down for nuptials on the same day at the same time, one of them will just have to switch the date, right? As if! More than the bouquet goes flying when these desperate brides-to-be “duke it out” for matrimonial supremacy! Full of fun, fashion and heartwarming moments, Bride Wars “will keep you laughing all the way down the aisle" (Jeffrey Lyles, Gazette (MD).
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    Full Review Source: Deseret News, Salt Lake City | comment Comment
    08/19/09
    Deseret News, Salt Lake City

    reptilian, hateful stuff, biologically engineered to disrespect--with maximum efficiency--the precise demographic to which it targets itself.

    Full Review Source: Film Freak Central | comment Comment
    07/12/09
    Walter Chaw
    Walter Chaw
    Film Freak Central

    It's like the Whack-a-Mole of everything reasonable people hate about so-called 'chick flicks.' [Blu-ray]

    Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews | comment Comment
    05/25/09
    Peter Canavese
    Peter Canavese
    Groucho Reviews

    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)

    Enough to make one yearn for the rich complexity of Home Improvement.

    Full Review Source: Projection Booth | comment Comment
    05/01/09
    Rob Humanick
    Rob Humanick
    Projection Booth

    It's a movie that mistakenly believes that we should want to like these people.

    Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com | comment Comment
    05/01/09
    David Cornelius
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    DVDTalk.com
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    Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix | comment Comment
    04/23/09
    Betsy Sherman
    Betsy Sherman
    Boston Phoenix

    The movie shows that life can be messy and how unrealistic it is to expect everything to be perfect on "the biggest day in a girl's life"

    Full Review Source: Entertainment Spectrum | comment Comment
    03/21/09
    Keith Cohen
    Keith Cohen
    Entertainment Spectrum

    the leading ladies don't provide any memorable moments other than the obvious visual gag of a cat fight between two women in wedding dresses.

    Full Review Source: Sean the Movie Guy | comment Comment
    03/01/09
    Sean McBride
    Sean McBride
    Sean the Movie Guy

    If Bride Wars is any indication of what's to come, please let last year linger a little longer.

    Full Review Source: Spectrum (St. George, Utah) | comment Comment
    02/19/09
    Bruce Bennett
    Bruce Bennett
    Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

    You want to see Anne Hathaway in a worthy vehicle? Check out "Rachel Getting Married." You want to see Kate Hudson in a worthy vehicle?Rent a time machine.

    Full Review Source: Richard Roeper.com | comment 1 Comment
    02/08/09
    Richard Roeper
    Richard Roeper
    Richard Roeper.com

    Often unimaginative, asinine and bland, even if you're willing to check your brain at the door and suspend your disbelief for 90 minutes.

    Full Review Source: NYC Movie Guru | comment Comment
    01/30/09
    Avi Offer
    Avi Offer
    NYC Movie Guru

    A movie best left at the altar.

    Full Review Source: The Australian | comment Comment
    01/22/09
    Kerrie Murphy
    Kerrie Murphy
    The Australian

    Don't bother to RSVP to Bride Wars.

    Full Review Source: Illinois Times | comment Comment
    01/19/09
    Charles Koplinski
    Charles Koplinski
    Illinois Times

    Shrill and shallow, 'Bride Wars' would make anyone wince at the thought of matrimony.

    Full Review Source: Quad City Times (Davenport, IA) | comment Comment
    01/17/09
    Linda Cook
    Linda Cook
    Quad City Times (Davenport, IA)

    A paean to friendship and conspicuous consumption that is just simply wrong. On a number of levels.

    Full Review Source: Antagony & Ecstasy | comment Comment
    01/17/09
    Tim Brayton
    Tim Brayton
    Antagony & Ecstasy

    Bride Wars makes Sex and the City seem like Jane Austen.

    Full Review Source: Christian Science Monitor | comment Comment
    01/16/09
    Peter Rainer
    Peter Rainer
    Christian Science Monitor

    There's a good deal of potential squandered in this strained comedy, which suffers from lazy writing, miscalculated acting, perfunctory directing and general bad timing.

    Full Review Source: Sydney Morning Herald | comment Comment
    01/16/09
    Eddie Cockrell
    Eddie Cockrell
    Sydney Morning Herald

    [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)

    Eighty-eight minutes and 14 seconds of pure, unadulterated piffle.

    Full Review Source: Daily Telegraph (Australia) | comment Comment
    01/15/09
    Leigh Paatsch
    Leigh Paatsch
    Daily Telegraph (Australia)
     
     
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