Review of Bride Wars

Bride Wars (2009)
6/10
Bride Wars is a battle no audience can win.
12 January 2009
Warning: Spoilers
The movie starts off with Emma (Anne Hathaway) and Liv (Kate Hudson) planning to have their dream weddings at The Plaza in June. Their respective partners, propose and the planning commences. Marion St. Claire (Candice Bergen) is the planner and her assistant accidentally screws up the dates of their weddings and books them both on June 6. At first it's friendly, but eventually, Emma forces Liv to gain five pounds so she can't fit her dress, Liv books Emma's favourite band, but Emma fights back by dying Liv's hair blue.

It's not so much a comedy or a romance. It's halfway of each. It's more about friendship than anything else. The movie foreshadows the ending with a flashback to 20 years prior to the movie's occurred events at the start. You'll laugh a few times, you'll say "oh my God" a couple times, you'll utter "aww" here and there and you'll maybe have a good time watching it.

It's a decent film, but it's nothing special. It's a chick flick that some guys can connect to. You can figure out who's gonna 'win' the war pretty easily. You can also figure out Emma's subplot quickly too. The comedy is good enough to keep you smiling. The romance is good enough to keep you interested. The rest of the movie is good enough to see through to the end, but this one won't be remembered in twenty years. I hardly think anyone will watch this more than two dozen times during their lifetime.

I recommend you pass on this one and look for something better in the box office because odds are there's a better movie playing at the same time.
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