Bride Wars Movie
Storyline
TAGLINES PLOT SUMMARY
In Manhattan, the lawyer Liv and the school teacher Emma have been best friends since their childhood. They both are proposed to by their boyfriends on the same day and they plan their wedding parties in Plaza Hotel, using the services of the famous Marion St. Claire. However, due to Marion's secretary's mistake, their weddings are scheduled for the same day. None of them agrees to change the date and they become enemies, trying to sabotage the wedding party of the rival.
| Kate Hudson | Liv Lerner |
| Anne Hathaway | Emma Allan |
| Bryan Greenberg | Nate Lerner |
| Chris Pratt | Fletcher Flemson |
| Steve Howey | Daniel Williams |
| Candice Bergen | Marion St. Claire |
| Kristen Johnston | Deb |
| Michael Arden | Kevin |
| Victor Slezak | Colson |
| Kelly Coffield Park | Kathy |
| John Pankow | John Allan |
| Zoe O'Grady | Young Liv |
| Shannon Ferber | Young Emma |
| June Diane Raphael | Amanda |
| Charles Bernard | Wedding DJ |
| Gary Winick |
5.00 out of 10 (14389 votes)
Visitor Reviews
Bride Wars is the perfect bride "Buddy" movie by Ray Sipe
posted on 31 Aug 2009Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R3T90SP3H1E0J1
My best friend and me to a T!
posted on 31 Aug 2009I saw this movie with my best friend of 15 years. This movie described us perfectly. I am Kate Hudson's character. Proud, hardworking, a little damaged but I still care about what is important to me. My best fried is Anne Hathaway's character. Too sweet, too honest, too nice, lets people walk all over her. When we were watching this every time they did something we do we would just laugh. I cried at the end because I could never imagen hating my best friend so much that she would not be in my wedding and I not in hers. I am going to get this right away and when I get home from school in two weeks I will go see my best friend and we will watch it together. This really is the best movie out there for best friends other then Beaches and Thelma and Louise of course!
You don't have to be a fan of marriage or weddings to like this!
posted on 31 Aug 2009I rarely see comedies especially the ones that Hollywood turns out. But this one looked like a lot of fun. Plus Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson was a big draw. Kate needs to do more comedies like this instead of ones like My Best Friends Girl or Fools Gold. The only other film I can recommend with Kate that I enjoyed is The Skeleton Key, an above-average thriller set in the New Orleans bayou. Anne Hathaway is easily the most likeable and talented young actress today. She has made some very smart choices (Brokeback Mountain, The Devil Wears Prada, The Princess Diaries, the Oscar-nominated role in Rachel Getting Married) and the upcoming Alice in Wonderland (Tim Burton style) and the new Judy Garland biopic. Bride Wars is very entertaining. Kristen Johnston (3rd Rock from the Sun) is terrific in a supporting role and Candice Bergen's presence is always a warm welcome. I would say if you have liked women comedies from the past like the 80's Outrageous Fortune or the 90s The First Wives Club than you will enjoy this just as much. It's very charming and a great way to pass the time. Some may not like the way the women behave in this, but it's not like it's saying ALL women are this way. It's a great comedy where friendship wins out in the end.
Torn between two weddings
posted on 31 Aug 2009"If I were your wedding, I'd be sleeping with one eye open..."
Short Attention Span Summary (SASS):
1. BFFs Emma (Anne Hathaway) and Liv (Kate Hudson) dream of their dream weddings at the Plaza Hotel
2. This is the one thing that Emma has ever wanted
3. Liv always gets everything she wants
4. Oops! Both weddings get booked for the same day
5. Open warfare commences
6. For most of the movie
7. Bit over the top if you ask me
8. ... but funny anyway
This is a straight up chick flick, made watchable by Hathaway and Hudson. If I lost you at "chick flick", I apologize, but this is exactly what this is.
The sabotage scenarios are mostly funny, albeit highly improbable, but this is a good movie to rent for an afternoon giggle with the girls, over wine, cheese and chocolate.
Warning: Forcing menfolk to watch this may constitute grounds for divorce in some countries.
3.5 stars
Amanda Richards, April 4, 2009
ANNE HATHAWAY Please read on Holly wood as well below.
posted on 31 Aug 2009What I am trying to say is that Anne Hathaway is a likeable actress. She does not compare with Meryl Streep or Kate Winslet, Emma Thomson, Sean Penn, Robert Denero, Kristen Scott Thomas, Anthony Hopkins, Kevin Kline, Loura Linney, Ingrid Bergman, Daniel Day Lewis, Judi Dench, Ralf Fiens, Alan Arkin etc. I'm not saying she's the worst actress in the world, but she is decent and likable.
HOLLYWOOD TODAY: READ It's important that Americans need to be AWARE of these notes.
I'm just saying that Hollywood is getting these good looking people to star in their movies. The next generation of people coming up are going to ruin the acting business because look at all these model actresses. They can't act worth a penny!!! It's the truth. Look at the comedies being made now a days and all these action thrillers that don`t show one`s acting ability. The comedies are being made for idiots like the movies, Clueless, He's just not in to you, confessions of a Shopahollic, Bridewars, fired up, etc. Now older movies like 70's and 80's were good. EXCELLENT. You know why? There actors were awesome and they all had a GOOD STORY, but today it is rare to find a good story in the Cinemas. They didn't worry about what you looked like back then. To tell you the truth, European movies are much better than American movies today. There child actors and adult actors are better and there are more of them over seas. They get better acting TRAINING. They have good stories. There comedies are better. Though Angelina Jolie is a superb actress and has good looks. Films are being filmed how society is like. Technology is advancing and treatments to look good is posted everywhere.
BACK TO ANNE HATHAWAY
Now Meryl Streep, Helen Mirren, Cate Blanchett, Glen Close, Holy Hunter all have a qwurky look. They are not necassarily the model type. Anne Hathaway has a gorgeous look, but is not an outstanding actress. Sure, she cried in a few scenes, but it wasn't the real emotion, it was fake. Anne Hathaway is a likable PERSON AND ACTRESS like Drew Barrymore, Jennafer Anderson, Kristen Stewart, etc. She doesn't have the realness in her eyes. She doesn't have any qwarkes that make her stand out which is something like PRESENCE an actor should always have. You either have it or you don't. Like singing too. You have to stand out, its being Believable and you have to be interesting and of course great!She is also a monatone actress. I am 14 years old and I know what I am talking about. Please respond to this paragraph because I would like to know what you think.
Thank you for reading. I do have to say the director is very good. That's a plus. : )
Another Awesome Chick-Flick!!!
posted on 31 Aug 2009As I've said before, I rarely watch chick flicks, I'm a guy that's more into horror and comedy, but on some occasions, I watch movies like these. I thought the plot was very good, and very funny! Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson were awesome together, and they are both extremely sexy! Liv and Emma have been best friends for 20 years, and they soon become engaged. They were going to be each other Maid of Honor, but there was an accident and there weddings are going to be on the same day and neither of them won't move their wedding to a different date. Soon, they start fighting with each other, including blue hair, dark tans, and weight gain. I highly recommend BRIDE WARS!!!
Cute. If the Idea Appeals to You, You Just Might Love it.
posted on 31 Aug 2009
Chick-flick entertainment served up in multi-tiered wedding cake with extra frosting.
Those of you who loved The Wedding Planner, girlfriend adventure flicks, revenge films, 27 Dresses and the whole idea of weddings should love every second of this mostly clean, mostly entertaining movie. Emma and Liv are best friends until a wedding date at THE Plaza interferes. Then it's gloves off, head gear on, underground cat fight. Several laugh out loud moments and a few teary ones are included for your overall viewing pleasure.
The non-family friendly aspects...both couples live together and are shown in bed, though clothed and talking. A male dance club is the scene of a dance off that is risque but not gross. Drinking happens. One character spews a substitute for the F-bomb, and innuendo and a few colorful words are dropped into the dialog and plot.
Positive messages... people change and grow. True friends are hard to come by and are worth more than a sugar and spice dream.
Communication is a great way to handle disagreements. Revenge doesn't feel as good as it seems like it might.
Annoying elements....few plot lines are predictable, another one is not developed. Some character changes aren't believable.
Overall, I'm giving it 4 stars because it is charming and delivers exactly what it promises.
I like the two actresses, just not the characters, script or wedding dresses
posted on 31 Aug 2009We ended up seeing "Bride Wars" because we ended up at the wrong theater (hey, it is a 50/50 shot in the Zenith City) and it was the next movie starting (we had already paid for parking and popcorn by the time we discovered our--okay MY--mistake). It seemed a good proposition given the likeability of the two stars, Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway. Hudson is Liv, an up and coming cut-throat lawyer, and Hathaway is Emma, a most compliant middle school teacher. Since they were little girls they have dreamed of having June weddings at the Plaza Hotel in New York City. Then the stars align and both become engaged, at which point they immediately book a joint appointment Marion St. Claire (Candice Bergen), the queen of wedding planners. Then the stars look down and laugh, and suddenly it looks like only one of them is going to get the wedding of her dreams. Or maybe both of them will end up with wedding nightmares.
I would say that the situation in "Bride Wars" is contrived, but having also watched "Swing Vote" this week, it seems a gross injustice to lump the two films together in that particular pile. But the problem here is not with the premise, but rather with its execution. The screenplay by Greg DePaul, Casey Wilson and June Diane Raphael comes up with enough comic elements off of the situation, but the movie never evinces any ambition beyond being something to be played at bachelorette parties for the next couple of years. There should be more of a balance for our sympathies in this movie between Liv and Emma, but there simply is not and even after setting up the idea of an earnest and heartfelt reconciliation between the two best friends, the script says, no, we are going ahead with the two brides wrestling in their wedding gowns because, hey, we already put it in the trailer.
The script also requires the friends and families of these two to get out of the way, and while I might be able to accept this on the part of the pair's few gal pals who appear in the film, I find it impossible to believe with regards to Liv's brother (Bryan Greenberg) and Emma's father (John Pankow). They would both want to attend both weddings and either one of them should have shown up and locked the two women in a room together until they came to their senses. Then again, you know going into this one that it is a chick flick and therefore should not be surprised that the male characters are ultimately inconsequential. Even an appropriately romantic proposal is assurance of nothing in this movie. Finally, when we get to the big lesson at the end you have to be skeptical because it is something these two women should have figured out a long time ago if they really were best friends. But the only thing in the movie that makes you think that they are is the fact the script makes them say the words from time to time, without ever backing it up with heartfelt actions. I do not want a movie to act like it has heart; I want it to actually have one.
"Bride Wars" is certainly true to its title, because it is predominantly about the efforts of these two best friends to sabotage the other one's wedding (or, more specifically, their preparations for that supposedly happiest of days). You would think that if Liv and Emma had been planning their weddings since they were little girls that the end products would be more interesting. But then if realism were any sort of concern here then we would be wondering how poor little Emma can afford a June wedding at the Plaza. Beyond that, it must be said that all of the best scenes in the film are Hathaway's, and she is so good that even with the grossest of manipulations the look in her big eyes and the quaver in her voice will still bring a tear or two to your eyes. Just as there is no question as to which of the two characters is the most sympathetic, neither is that any doubt as to which of these two actresses is going to be the bigger star, despite this middling little misstep.
Hathaway Vs Hudson Proves For A Funny Show Down
posted on 31 Aug 2009Bride Wars hit theatres January 9 but already it proves to be a cute, well written film with potential to grace chick-flick must have lists. The brides: Emma (Anne Hathaway) and Liv (Kate Hudson). Everyone knows an Emma, the girl who is easily walked on and is always aiming to please everyone, even at her own expense. And of course everyone knows a Liv, the no nonsense girl who gets what she wants. The two naturally click as polar oppossites. And this chemistry doesn't end in the script. Hudson and Hathaway not only portray perfect examples of there characters personalities but also mesh perfectly when they are sharing the screen. Emma and Liv are lifetime best buds, who both become engaged within days of each other. They schedule to meet with a wedding planner played by Candice Bergen to plan their respective weddings since both want a June wedding at an exclusive New York hotel. But when the weddings get booked on the same day, the brides to be take off the gloves and with the help of some orange spray tan, blue hair dye, and a spring break video they began the hilarious road to sabotage and ultimately testing the strength of their friendship.
Another Awesome Chick-Flick!!!
posted on 31 Aug 2009As I've said before, I rarely watch chick flicks, I'm a guy that's more into horror and comedy, but on some occasions, I watch movies like these. I thought the plot was very good, and very funny! Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson were awesome together, and they are both extremely sexy! Liv and Emma have been best friends for 20 years, and they soon become engaged. They were going to be each other Maid of Honor, but there was an accident and there weddings are going to be on the same day and neither of them won't move their wedding to a different date. Soon, they start fighting with each other, including blue hair, dark tans, and weight gain. I highly recommend BRIDE WARS!!!
Got Love? Great Movie- Must See Ladies
posted on 31 Aug 2009Whoever said blood was thicker than water? Liv and Emma truely prove this with their bond that is established, tested and strengthened throughout a funny, real, and heartfelt movie. The nice part is that the trailers give away some of the funny parts but the heart of the movie is seen in the flipped-upside-down ending that will leave you teary-eyed but give you that feeling of rightness. This is the way it should be. The other nice thing is that the focus is on the two friends- not necessary cluttered with confusing and bland subplots. *Girls- make it a movie-night tonight with your best friends and go see this movie!
Bride Wars Review from The Massie Twins
posted on 31 Aug 2009If you're looking for a comedy with weird plot twists and a sprinkling of humor, then you'll still be searching - Bride Wars excels at the former and sadly fails at the latter. It's not entirely silly sabotage and witless laughs as a few scenes and characters do stand out of the cliché wedding comedy crowd, but ultimately the tragic outcomes and easy clean-up of a far too messy situation will leave viewers wishing for a more comfortably predictable plotline.
Liv (Kate Hudson) and Emma (Anne Hathaway) have been best friends since childhood and both have always dreamed of a gorgeous June wedding at the luxurious Plaza Hotel. When both girls' boyfriends ask for their hands in marriage, Liv and Emma enlist the highly reputable wedding planner Marion St. Claire (Candice Bergen) to acquire their dream locale. Unfortunately a clerical error has their weddings set on the same day and thus begins a rivalry of increasingly ruthless sabotage as both girls refuse to reschedule their most important day.
No experimentation or originality can be seen in Bride Wars. Everything is terribly formulaic, from the music-narrated montages to the carefully patterned dialogue to the high points and low points for each of the heroines. When a half-expected love triangle forms, it is completely unnecessary and sorely mislaid - this is the kind of film where each event is better off contributing solely to comedy and every sad moment is best coated with ridiculous gags and off-the-wall mood-shifting resolutions. Touches of seriousness have no place in Bride Wars, which struggles so greatly with its adult dilemmas that the moments of humor feel forced - shoved into the cracks to even out the heartbreak most won't be feeling for these cookie-cutter characters.
If it wasn't bad enough that no individuality finds its way through all the girl-oriented giggling, hormonal wedding craze and subdued cat-fighting, the humor itself is oftentimes indecipherable from the drama. Sometimes it's funny to see these girls bitterly attack one another even if we're meant to sympathize, and other times it's disheartening when we're supposed to be laughing. Either way, so little of the film sparks interest or concern over two hopelessly contrived, generic best friends that it would be as wasteful to debate over them as it was to spoil two hours of valuable time watching the film. Hopefully even the target audience will realize the recycled, uninspired nature of Bride Wars.
- The Massie Twins
If you relax and let this movie come across as what it is, you'll enjoy it.
posted on 31 Aug 2009Simply said, Bride Wars is not a movie in contention for academy awards. It isn't a movie that goes to extreme attempts to be realistic or especially on the ending note, plausible. However, I found it to be a funny movie that gave me atleast four to five burst out laughing moments and I give this movie credit for that.
When Marilyn St. Clair, portrayed endearingly by Candice Bergan, revealed to Hudson's and Hathaway's characters that there was an error and both women's wedddings were scheduled on the same day, at that point one has to make the decision look at the movie critically or accept it as the comedy it is. I see why some women would be upset given the feminist viewpoint, but bottom line, two women are friends, have a falling out and go to outrageous lengths to make each other suffer, but make up at the end. Is that so bad??
What I found most intriguing was the chemistry between Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway. They seemed as actresses very comfortable with each other and that came across in their characters, especially in the first third where their long term friendship was portrayed.
I didn't find the women's feud that unrealistic to be honest. I've had many female friends all of my life and I've seen situations set the feuds and rivalries going. Luckily, I witnessed the apologies and hugs as comes not unexpectedly at the end of this movie.
My only complaint is the very ending note was a bit contrived and it's like, ok, this REALLY stretches reality, but I see they had to end it somehow. I'm liable to watch the friendship reignited towards the very end, then hit the DVD remote chapter button to the end credits to skip the ending note.
Otherwise, I saw this movie on Cable On Demand and I plan to purchase the DVD as soon as I can. I'm glad others enjoyed the movie too. :)
Lighthearted Wedding Romp
posted on 31 Aug 2009Like frozen wedding cake--a little stale--Bride Wars is a cute, kitschy, female-friendship flick that may lack creative and consistent (or credible direction) but serves its purpose and is still edible.
The movie could've been better had it:
-More thoroughly offered insight into Anne Hathaway's relationship as well as Kate Hudson's brother's character--and their rapport
-Created more drama and suspense with pranks between the girls (more stunts that weren't immediately destructive)
-Offered more in terms of character development for all those included in the cast
The film needed more comedy and less cut-throat. But Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway are still charming, adorable and fun to watch but the film lacked the true depth. All and all it reminded me of Miss Congeniality with Sandra Bullock--lovely leading ladie(s) but not much to work with and lots of pointless pratfalls.
Bridal throwdown
posted on 31 Aug 2009When dreams are at stake, even BFFs will go to war. Emma (Anne Hathaway) and Liv (Kate Hudson) have been dreaming about the Perfect Wedding for 20 years and it doesn't matter if they ruin their friendship as long as they get it. I love the two actresses, but that's about it as far as the movie goes. I had one moment of hilarity seeing the two brides duke it out going down the aisle. It's predictable, only mildly amusing, and not the best of its genre.
Rebecca Kyle, May 2009
Humor lost on scattered script
posted on 31 Aug 2009The movie took awhile to get started, but there were a few good laughs and "dirty tricks" between the warring brides leading up the the ceremony.
Spoiler warning: However, the whole reconciliation twist at the moment of the wedding was: a) unbelievable (why would she readily discard her caring and thoughtful fiance? b) totally deflated the humor out of the movie. Largely a dud that wasted an easily amusing topic.
Mesa Very Dissaponted! Only 1 star for this bombad movie!
posted on 31 Aug 2009Hisa, its me Ja Ja Binks, and Isa gonna be reviewin dis here movie, Bride Wars for the DVD.
Now, when mesa first saw da trailer for dis movie, mesa thinkin its a sequel to Star Wars, my favoritin movie of all time, yehear? Nowsa when I go and be seein, it mesa not so excited anymore! Dere's nothing but dese two lady humans and dey are nothing but a fightin and a yellin. Dat's not da kinda movie Ja Ja be seein!
Dere's not any CG effects in dis here movie and mesa not be likin dat, uhuh. De soundtrack's not even bein done by maxibig composer John Williams. Da girls in dis film were not dat pretty either, all smooth and white, not green and scaley as Ja Ja likes em.
In short, don't be seein dis movie. It's muy muy bombad!