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?
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01/09/09
Bride Wars (2009)
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Reviews Counted:130
Fresh:16
Rotten:114
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
81 - 100 (sorted by date; Australian critics are listed first)
Top CriticIt is a shame that filmmakers and audiences alike have let romantic comedies devolve into trite mediocrity and banal predictability. The genre deserves far better than Bride Wars and its ilk.
01/09/09
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.
01/09/09
Top CriticThe movie makes a ridiculous ass of itself, but as a run-for-the-hills endurance test for straight men everywhere, it’s almost fascinating.
01/09/09
A jaw-clenchingly unfunny insult to both sexes and everyone’s intelligence, it redefines the term ‘bridal shower’.
01/09/09
A dopey if largely painless romantic comedy
01/09/09
Top CriticEven at this early stage of the year, Bride Wars is certain to rank among the ten worst releases of 2009.
01/09/09
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.
01/09/09
If you see anyone trying to flog this as a dodgy DVD in the pub, report them to the police. It really is criminal.
01/09/09
It is widely assumed that Eddie Murphy hurt his Oscar chances by following his dramatic turn in 'Dreamgirls' with the graceless 'Norbit.' 'Bride Wars' is just as abysmal, though it spares us the prosthetic fat suits.
01/09/09
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.
01/09/09
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.
01/09/09
A lively tone and sharp performances help bring this rather thin comedy to life
01/09/09
Hathaway should be embarrassed, and Hudson should ask Hathaway what it's like to still be capable of feeling embarrassment.
01/08/09
All it takes is a bride scorned to turn a stock movie character into a raving caricature of emotional instability.
01/08/09
nothing shocking, nothing original, nothing amazing and nothing special, but you can have a few laughs along the way.
01/08/09
After last year's "27 Dresses," 20th Century Fox has decided to once again make another bridal-themed movie aimed at female audiences who are in the mood to see a movie but have no apparent desire to see a good one.
01/08/09
a stale story badly told
01/08/09
Candice Bergen does her best to carry this insubstantial, insulting film, but it's not nearly enough.
01/08/09
The timing of this picture's release is unfortunate, as is the picture itself.
01/08/09
Latest 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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