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Bride Wars (2009)

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Reviews Counted:29

Fresh:2

Rotten:27

Average Rating:3.6/10

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

Australian Rating: TBC

Runtime: 90 mins

Genre: Comedies

Australian Theatrical Release:
Jan 15, 2009 Wide

US 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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A movie best left at the altar.

Full Review Source: The Australian | comment Comment
01/22/09
Kerrie Murphy
Kerrie Murphy
The Australian
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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
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[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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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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I now pronounce you mildly amused!

Full Review Source: FILMINK (Australia) | comment Comment
01/14/09
Adam Bishop
Adam Bishop
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While the premise is as flimsy as a brides' veil, Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway make this girls-only comedy about two girls, two weddings and a friendship in crisis, into a moderately enjoyable, if forgettable affair

Full Review Source: Urban Cinefile | comment Comment
01/09/09
Louise Keller
Louise Keller
Urban Cinefile
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No cues are needed to understand the plot, which feels computer-generated and barely serves to sustain an hour and a half running time.

Full Review Source: Wall Street Journal | comment Comment
01/09/09
Joe Morgenstern
Joe Morgenstern
Wall Street Journal
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The idea of a revenge comedy isn't necessarily a bad one, Bride Wars simply fails at it despite having the formidable duo of Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway, who in their own distinctive ways usually command the screen.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
01/09/09
Betsy Sharkey
Betsy Sharkey
Los Angeles Times
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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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A dopey if largely painless romantic comedy

Full Review Source: New York Times | comment Comment
01/09/09
Manohla Dargis
Manohla Dargis
New York Times
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A shrill, mechanical comedy dedicated to the proposition that a wedding that doesn't take place at the Plaza Hotel is scarcely worth having at all.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
01/08/09
Todd McCarthy
Todd McCarthy
Variety
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Unless skirmishes in the bridal registry department or catfights in yards of tulle sound like fun, opt for peaceful resistance to Bride Wars.

Full Review Source: USA Today | comment Comment
01/08/09
Claudia Puig
Claudia Puig
USA Today
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Predictable, lazy and as overprocessed as Kate Hudson's hair, this thoroughly joyless movie also possesses a deep nasty streak, making it loathsome when it might have been merely annoying.

Full Review Source: Washington Post | comment Comment
01/08/09
Ann Hornaday
Ann Hornaday
Washington Post
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Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway, who play the would-be brides, are good actors and quick-witted women, here playing characters at a level of intelligence approximating HAL 9000 after he has had his chips pulled.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment 4 Comments
01/08/09
Roger Ebert
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Chicago Sun-Times
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