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Bride Wars (2009)

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Average Rating: 3.4/10
Reviews Counted: 141
Fresh: 15 | Rotten: 126

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

Average Rating: 3.4/10
Critic Reviews: 34
Fresh: 2 | Rotten: 32

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

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A clerical error tests the lifelong friendship of two brides-to-be by scheduling their respective weddings at the famed Plaza Hotel on the exact same date in this romantic comedy starring Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson. Ever since they were little girls, Liv (Hudson) and Emma (Hathaway) have bonded over planning their weddings down to the very last detail. Now, both in their mid-twenties, Liv and Emma have each found the men they want to spend the rest of their lives with. But while most of the

PG, 1 hr. 30 min.

Comedy

Directed By: Gary Winick

Written By: Greg DePaul, Casey Wilson, June Diane Raphael

In Theaters: Jan 9, 2009 Wide

On DVD: Apr 28, 2009

Box Office:$58.6M

20th Century Fox

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.

February 8, 2009 Full Review Source: Richard Roeper.com

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Richard Roeper

Richard Roeper.com

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

January 16, 2009 Full Review Source: Christian Science Monitor

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Peter Rainer

Christian Science Monitor

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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.

January 12, 2009 Full Review Source: ReelViews

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James Berardinelli

ReelViews

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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.

January 9, 2009 Full Review Source: Wall Street Journal

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Joe Morgenstern

Wall Street Journal

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Director Gary Winick has long since abandoned his cool cred from Tadpole and 13 Going on 30 and given himself over to the dark side of making glossy amusements that are about as deep as staring into a snow globe.

January 9, 2009 Full Review Source: Toronto Star

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Peter Howell

Toronto Star

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In the end, the movie owes its mild success to Anne Hathaway, who makes it watchable.

January 9, 2009 Full Review Source: TIME Magazine

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Mary F. Pols

TIME Magazine

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Bride Wars renders its women characters as stereotypes only capable of approaching the world the way a character from a prime-time TV show might.

January 7, 2011 Full Review Source: ComingSoon.net

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Joshua Starnes

ComingSoon.net

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

July 12, 2009 Full Review Source: Film Freak Central

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Walter Chaw

Film Freak Central

Call me a cynic, but I enjoyed the 'Wars' parts of the film rather than the 'Bride' parts of the film.

June 14, 2009 Full Review Source: 7M Pictures

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Kevin Carr

7M Pictures

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

May 25, 2009 Full Review Source: Groucho Reviews

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Peter Canavese

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Blu-ray disc review.

May 6, 2009 Comment

Staci Layne Wilson

Buzzine Magazine

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

May 1, 2009 Full Review Source: Projection Booth

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Rob Humanick

Projection Booth

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

May 1, 2009 Full Review Source: DVDTalk.com

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David Cornelius

DVDTalk.com

There are no pleasant surprises in this partly-Boston-shot Gary Winick film.

April 23, 2009 Full Review Source: Boston Phoenix

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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"

March 21, 2009 Full Review Source: Entertainment Spectrum

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Keith Cohen

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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.

March 1, 2009 Full Review Source: Sean the Movie Guy

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Sean McBride

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

February 19, 2009 Full Review Source: Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

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Bruce Bennett

Spectrum (St. George, Utah)

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

January 30, 2009 Full Review Source: NYC Movie Guru

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Avi Offer

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I think the reason I dislike this film so much is because it is so awful but the fact that I'm currently planning my own wedding might have helped. Vacuous people being nasty to each other for 90 mins with no real pay off, not my idea of a great film.

September 12, 2011

Anthony Lawrie

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An ok if nothing special comedy as 2 life long best friends try to out do each other for their dream wedding day. Quite a good cast and it has a few funny moments as they take increasing steps to get back at each other. Otherwise quite predictable.

February 1, 2010

Dean !

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Bride Wars Quotes

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1. Emma: [to Liv] Your wedding's gonna be huge, just like your ass at prom.
– Submitted by Kristen K (8 months ago)
1. Marion St. Claire: Angela, for example, will die dead.
– Submitted by Aneth F (10 months ago)