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Bride Wars is the type of movie that's so offensive, no one is immune. No, really -- no one. This movie's offensive to women, anyone who cares about or respects women, Anne Hathaway, Kate Hudson, Candice Bergen, anyone who's ever liked any of those actresses in anything, anyone who has ever been or might ever get married, anyone who has ever been engaged, anyone who has ever been in a relationship and/or anyone who is now or has ever struggled financially. If you don't see yourself in anything on this list, Bride Wars might be the movie for you.
Otherwise, it will find a way to offend you. Starting with the premise: Two best friends, who have been best friends since they were very little girls, want to get married. That's all they've ever wanted. They pretended to get married when they were little, and doing the real thing is all they've ever dreamed of. Specifically, they want to get married at the Plaza. They grow up, and one of them (Kate Hudson) is a tough-as-nails, badass bitch -- oops, I mean lawyer, and the other (Anne Hathaway) is a sweet, weak, pathetic, spineless pushover. She's also a teacher. They both have boyfriends and they both get engaged, and because of an administrative error, their weddings end up on the same date. Neither will cave, so they start planning without one another, and it turns competitive and stupid, what with the dying each other's hair blue and fake-tanning each other into an orange mess that we all have seen in the trailer.
The movie portrays the two main characters as fanatical idiots who care about nothing but getting married. They will do anything to have the perfect wedding. And their idea of a perfect wedding costs at least $1 million. And even teacher Hathaway can afford this, because she started saving when she was 16. She must be much older than she looks, then, right? Like, 300? Or else this movie wants us to believe we can afford weddings such as this on a teacher's salary if we just save like a good little girl. And the extravagance is ridiculous and unnecessary and pointless (especially considering there is no real demonstration of, you know, love in either of the relationships the movie's about).
In addition to the main characters, who are willing to destroy their longest friendship to have the "perfect" day (the moral tries to be that you can't have your perfect day without your oldest friend there, but it mostly fails at that, too). And the other women in the film (their friends, their co-workers, their wedding planner, their wedding planner's assistant) are either selfish and ignorant; pathetic and jealous; bitter and cold; or uncaring and driven by money. I wouldn't have thought it was possible for a movie to be released that was more offensive to women than The Women, but here we have it. When one of the betrothed men tells the other, "They haven't spoken for a week. That's like a century in girl," it not only doesn't make any sense at all, but it also demonstrates just how deeply whoever wrote this movie hates women -- that it would give us these men delivering these "funny" lines about the women they are going to marry, as if all women are the same.
All of this offensiveness wouldn't even be a problem if the movie were actually funny. But there is exactly one funny joke in the movie, and it's about the "International Butter Club" being one of many types of junk food eaten by former fattie Hudson. (I know, right? She used to have a big ass, okay? That makes it easier for string bean Hathaway to have snappy comebacks. You know, so she can say things, like, "Your wedding will be huge. Just like your ass at prom.") Okay, I was wrong; even the butter-club joke wasn't funny. It just seemed funny next to all of the other tripe in the movie.
Try as they might, Hudson and Hathaway cannot make any of this funny or meaningful in even the remotest way -- and they do try; I'll give them that. Hathaway gives us a hell of a sexy dance when she crashes her former BFF's bachelorette party, but it's not interesting or exciting or even a little bit amusing. And Hudson is perky, bubbly and cute (not to mention completely unbelievable as a high-powered attorney), but when she has to scream "A week! A week! A week!" repeatedly after having her hair dyed blue, you will be more likely to plug your ears than to laugh. And they both bring emotion toward the end of the film, but since they deserve all their hurt feelings and more, it won't muster any sympathy from audiences anytime soon.
Tell us what you thought of Bride Wars, or why you won't be going to see it anytime soon.
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I won't be going to see this because I'm sick of hearing about "dream weddings", and I certainly don't want to be trapped in a theatre watching shrews shrieking about how the other person is ruining their "perfect day". I realize it's supposed to be entertainment, but this sounds like less fun than a root canal. A wedding is one day. To waste all that money and effort and emotion on one day shows that people don't realize the work that goes into an actual marriage.
Well, I'm getting married in two months and have thought for a a while "this would be really fun to see with my bridesmaids" after we did a wedding-related activity. However, between this review and listening to Mr Moviephone tell my local DJ this morning what a giant piece of crap this is, I think I'll be skipping it. I'm a budget-bride!
With all the episodes of the HIT SHOW Bridezilla, it was only a matter of time before somebody made a movie featuring big stars as Bridezillas. Anne Hathaway pulls a Norbit here, wrecking her chances for the Oscar, and I can't imagine why either actress could have read this script and thought it was worth making. Ladies, don't take your man to see this. You think he has commitment-phobia now? Imagine how he'll feel after seeing these two ridiculous heifers go at it! If I pulled a reverse Beyonce, that is, if I were a girl, I'd protest and demand a public apology from the makers of this film and also from Jared Jewellers. Both of these culprits have made your gender out to be a bunch of greedy, gold-digging b-words. If Proposition 8 wanted to be useful about banning something marriage oriented, it should have banned shit like this movie.
I agree with your post completely, Odi, except the part where you call Kate and Anne "heifers." That's a bit out of line, not to mention untrue.
Didn't Kate Hudson partially finance this movie?
I assumed heifers were referring to the character of the movie rather than actresses?
The movie is offensive to practically everyone, but the fat jokes are okay? Nice.
I went to see License To Wed for one reason and one reason only..John Krasinski. Since Bride Wars does not have John Krasinski in it, I think I'll pass. One horrendous, life wasting, cringe inducing wedding movie is more than enough for a lifetime.
It's basically social commentary of how out of control the wedding industry is. Too bad it misses the mark on being a comedy even though you can tell Hudson and Hathaway really tried to make it work.
This review confirms what I suspected even from just seeing the trailers on TV this week. If they were "spoofing" how crazy and out of control the wedding industry AND the women who buy into it have gotten, that's one thing. But it sounds like they are just out to make girls look greedy and stupid.. unfortanetly all those brides on Platinum weddings etc saying" I desrve it" for the $60,000 ice sculpturre etc. have reinforced this notion.
Kate Hudson has only made two decent films in her entire career. The fact that she keeps getting cast in films like she is a bankable asset floors me. Her films suck, she plays herself over and over again and more often than not these films don't set the box office on fire.
Kate Hudson has only made two decent films in her entire career. The fact that she keeps getting cast in films like she is a bankable asset floors me. Her films suck, she plays herself over and over again and more often than not these films don't set the box office on fire.
I like Anne Hathaway, but I've never really cared for Kate Hudson - she gets on my nerves in just about every movie she's ever been in. This movie looks absolutely awful, and I hope I never, ever have to see it. It doesn't look funny at all.
You just convinced me to see this train wreck. I want to resist, but I cannot look away.
Goodness Women! You are all way out in left field! First of all this is a movie; people; Not a documentary! Is all your lives so intense that you cannot merely sit back relax and let yourselves be entertained with a 'fairy tale'?
This movie is a story...just that and it carries with it emotions that flow over to the viewer lettiing you actually FEEL how very close friends truly end up being so important in our lives. The blue hair, blood orange tan, chocolates etc. just add fun entertainment to a true best friends relationship thru thick and thin. Everything else is just entertainment with no meaning to you personally or to all the women of the world!
So for those out there who are not uptight and are open to allowing themselves to be taken away for a couple hours and come away with the simple emotions meant with this movie, then this is a GREAT MOVIE for you.
P.S. Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson were great in these parts, they portrayed them as I am sure they were written. Kate and Anne's jobs were to portray best friends...and that they did!
I agree with the girl above.^
WOW, you suck! That movie was FUCKING AWESOME!I HATE YOU BITCH!
I LOVE YOU BITCH!
I saw this movie in a packed theatre and everyone laughed and enjoyed it. its really too bad you couldn't do the same. I mean how sensitive could you be that this movie was so offensive to you? I thought it was a perfect depiction of how material wants can overshadow more important aspects of life. like frienship.
and if you didn't get that or the jokes (which by the way... my friends and i laugh constantly about he international butter club) then I only feel sorry for you. I'll bet you hate more movies than you love huh...
It's a movie. It's not an offensive movie. It's just a movie. And it's a funny movie if you chill out and stop being offended by every little detail. It's obviously not the world's best movie. But no one thought it would be. It's a random chick flick. And for that category? it's fine.
I think all of you women who thought this was offensive and actually took the time to write all your comments need to get a life & a man. This movies was sooooooooooooooo funny. It's entertainment... just a movie girls..... and a very funny movie!!!!
I agree with the few people above whos saying that if you're offended by this movie then you're just retarded...it's a f*cuking movie! I really agree with everything Jacqui said...she said it! woot
Its just a movie calm down i saw this movie with a chunky girl she is big she laughed at the comment about the fat jokes she calls her self a mountin and she like to wear red cause she looks like mrs.koolaid too, if your offended by the jokes then you really dont have good self confidence if she can laugh why cant you its just a damn movie.
You people are mest up its just a movie not reality and how would you feel if PEOPLE said you had a fat a**
i just happened upon this site while watching the movie Bride Wars, wondering what exactly the international butterclub was... and its like you're writing straight from my mind! i mean every time one of the characters speaks i get a strong urge to change the channel.