A paean to friendship and conspicuous consumption that is just simply wrong. On a number of levels.
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01/17/09
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.
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... [More]
Starring: Kate Hudson, Anne Hathaway, Kristen Johnson, Bryan Greenberg
Director: Gary Winick
Reviews for Bride Wars
Bride Wars makes Sex and the City seem like Jane Austen.
01/16/09
...feels like the work of someone who hates chick flicks and isn't all that fond of women in the first place.
01/15/09
Having its wedding cake and eating it too, this malevolent catfight catastrophe in chick flick lite clothing, satirizes that nuptial consumer orgy, while gorging on the excesses of matrimonial materialism.
01/14/09
A light-hearted comedy romp that is not meant to be taken seriously
01/14/09
Never quite bitchy enough to be enjoyable.
01/14/09
Hudson has only herself to blame for agreeing to the script and a hairstyle that makes her look like a cross between Hilary Duff and a shrunken head.
01/13/09
There's more cheer to be gained from staring outside at a bleak and desolate winterscape in the twilight of a shortened day than paying good money to endure this example of cinematic offal.
01/12/09
While it may be tempting to write off 'Bride Wars' as harmlessly mediocre, this race to the altar also falters by trafficking in female stereotypes.
01/12/09
Plain and simple, this is a paycheck [for Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson] and a waste of their time, your time and mine.
01/10/09
Appallingly simple-minded.
01/10/09
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
01/10/09
The funniest Bridezilla moments are in the trailer; if you've seen that, you've seen the movie.
01/10/09
You could do worse in Hollywood's dumping ground.
01/09/09
The resolution of the film's dilemma is not only absurd and unbelievable, but is further humiliating to the two actresses.
01/09/09
Bride Wars could have been your typical cartoonish, early-winter wedding comedy. Although it certainly has moments like that, it's not as wacky as most of its ilk. Guess the bad news is that it's not much of a comedy.
01/09/09
Bride Wars is absolutely harmless in the worst kind of way.
01/09/09
Sex and the City for the American Girl set, but a decent chick flick.
01/09/09
With a title like "Bride Wars" you'd expect some explosive comic moments of wedding sabotage and subterfuge, but instead you get a clunky formula romantic comedy, even by Hollywood standards.
01/09/09
No cues are needed to understand the plot, which feels computer-generated and barely serves to sustain an hour and a half running time.
01/09/09
Top CriticLatest News for Bride Wars
January 19, 2009:
Having its wedding cake and eating it too, this malevolent catfight catastrophe in chick flick lite clothing, satirizes that nuptial consumer orgy, while gorging on the excesses of matrimonial materialism. 
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January 17, 2009:
Rotten Meta Better Movie Reviews: Having its wedding cake and eating it too, this malevolent catfight catastrophe in chick flick lite clothing, satirizes that nuptial consumer orgy, while gorging on the excesses of matrimonial materialism.
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January 14, 2009:
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January 09, 2009:
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