In honor of this week's Academy Awards and Razzie Awards, we'd like to review one of the nominees... of the latter. "Bride Wars" -- an unfunny catfight between two former America's Sweetheart actresses that lasts a tortuous 85 minutes. Seriously, this film felt 3 hours long. It's that bad. The film was shot in Boston, but is set in New York. Once again, we are grateful for the disassociation.
Here's what we would like to think happened: Maybe writer Greg DePaul wrote a fantastic black comedy... something totally R rated with teeth... akin to "Bad Santa" but with Bridezillas. It got greenlit, and popular actresses, eager to escape their princess images, signed on. The studio, however, realized that the two actresses have a large following of Disney Channel and Lifetime viewers. They insist on watering down the script to PG... you know, for the kids....
Probably not though. This movie idea innately sucked. Where "The Devil Wears Prada" carefully balanced comedy with a reverence of what it mocked, this movie fails. It's smarmy. It hates weddings, but expects us to sympathize with main characters who worship weddings. Characters call each other "bitch". They get in dance off fights at a strip club.
"Bride Wars" is a chick flick that hates chicks. Who the hell wants to watch that?
Good luck to both this film, and "Pink Panther 2" for their nominations at the Razzie Awards this weekend. May the worst movie win.
Final Score = D-
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