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With a good director in Gary Winick and two big stars in the leads (Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway) this film should have been great.And to be fair it has it's moments, but about half way in the whole friendship of the girls is thrown away and they resort to doing very silly things.While its lovely to see these two glamorous women do lots of slapstick and physical comedy (maybe the reason they both signed on to do this film), the film has such a thin premise that it runs out of steam quickly.A shame, this could've been great.
Gideon24
Under the category of silly and pointless comes the 2009 comedy Bride Wars, a film that provides sporadic laughs here and there, but strains credibility at just about every turn.Kate Hudson plays Liv and Anne Hathaway plays Emma, childhood BFF's who have both dreamed of having their weddings at the Plaza in June ever since they were kids. We then see Liv and Emma both receive marriage proposals almost simultaneously and then make a beeline to renowned wedding planner Marian St. Clair (Candice Bergen) who initially arranges separate weddings for both gals at the Plaza in June, but a clerical error finds Liv and Emma's weddings scheduled on the same day, which ignites a war between the two brides-to-be that gets WAY out of control.Clearly the inspiration for Bridezillas, there's so much that goes on here in the name of comedy that I had a hard time buying. I understand that a woman's wedding is the most important day of her life, but I would think if a woman's wedding is scheduled the same day as her BFF that, at some point, one of these women would either change the date or the venue or their wedding so that this very special day can still be their own. Is the venue and date SO important that you would destroy your best friend's day as well as your own just to have your own way?My confusion about this is addressed in the film through the two grooms- to-be (Chris Pratt, Steve Howey), who really don't understand what the fuss is about and don't get why being married at the Plaza in June is such a deal breaker. I also don't understand why the guys put up with the shenanigans that go on as long as they do.Gary Winick's direction is a little on the manic side and the screenplay by Greg DePaul and Casey Wilson (Wilson makes a cameo appearance as the bride-to-be who has stolen the date our heroines need for separate weddings) is kind of all over the place, but one thing this film does convey despite the over-the-top goings-on, is that these two women really are BFF's who would walk through fire for each other and it's interesting to see them trying to destroy each other one minute and feeling mad guilt about it the next, but does it make up for the rest of the silliness that happens here?
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Bride wars is a movie about two best friends, Liv and Emma, who happen to have their weddings at the same day at the same place. And as they are planning their weddings, they drift apart and they start battling till the end. The movie is a romantic comedy, mainly about friendships however and not all about romantic love. The battle between the two friends is entertaining and gets better and better as the rivalry develops. Kate Hudson is great in the role of the controlling, competitive business woman, however Anne Hathaway seem a little out of her comfort zone. The two couples too have no chemistry between them. The theme is interesting, but its still the usual romantic comedy plot, with no surprises or twists till the end. All in all, a nice movie about weddings.
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Bride Wars stars Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway as two brides-to-be who go to great lengths to have a wedding in June. This is the setup for a dirty war between the two friends in which they try sabotage each other's wedding. It's a cliché but then again this is obviously what people call a chick flick. Unfortunately, this war turns out to be rather uneventful. There's nothing too mean here so the worst thing that Hudson's Olivia does to Hathaway's Emma is to make her tan turn bright orange. Emma then tampers with Olivia's hair dye to turn her hair a shocking blue-white colour. The film is actually appealing though it's at best average on all fronts. Forgettable Hollywood products like Bride Wars usually get released in January. I guess the one reason to watch the film is to see Hudson and Hathaway working together. In addition, the relationships that the two women have with their fiances are handled well. One should watch the interesting Unscripted video with the two actresses on the internet in which they ask each other questions. Hathaway mentioned that she starred in Bride Wars because it includes a fight between the two brides. In conclusion, the film is light entertainment. There's nothing original about it, and it's a chick flick through and through. I must admit that I watched it because of Anne Hathaway.
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