I absolutely LOVE this movie!! It's humerous and is great to watch with the family!!
Bride Wars
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Common Sense says
Wedding comedy amuses but has inconsistent messages.
Themes in this movie include: family relationships, friendship, materialism
updated 10.02.09
Why We Rated This 
for Ages 12 and Up
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What Parents Need to Know
This review of Bride Wars was written by Sandie Angulo Chen
Parents need to know that this comedy, while mildly amusing and generally age-appropriate for older tweens (who are sure to want to see it), plays up stereotypes about women with its emphasis on shopping, consumerism, and conflict between friends. The main characters are fairly two dimensional, and they seem much more caught up in having the perfect wedding than in having a strong marriage. That said, the language is mild ("ass" and the like), and the sexuality is on the milder side (kisses, a brief glimpse at a bra and panties as a character changes) -- though a bachelorette party scene includes shirtless male strippers. There is a notable amount of drinking (tequila shots, especially), and prominently featured brands include the Plaza Hotel, Apple, Tiffany, and Vera Wang.
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- Families can talk about how the movie portrays its two main characters -- why do they make their weddings into such a big deal? Why can't they just have two separate ceremonies in different places?
- What did trying to have a dream wedding cost Emma and Liv -- emotionally and financially? Is it a good message to send girls that everyone "deserves" a fancy wedding at the Plaza? Why are weddings such a big deal in general?
- What role does the media play in making us think that the wedding is as important as the marriage?
- Parents, talk with your tweens about what a wedding really signifies -- and what happens after the big day. The bachelorette party scene might also prompt a discussion about stripping. What's the appeal? Why does it play such a prominent role in movies/TV shows about bachelor and bachelorette parties?
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What’s the Story?
Best friends since childhood, middle-school teacher Emma (Anne Hathaway) and high-powered attorney Liv (Kate Hudson), share one common dream -- a June wedding at Manhattan's storied Plaza Hotel. When both women get engaged the same week, they immediately hire the city's best-known wedding planner (Candice Bergen) to secure two dates in June. All is satin and lace until the brides-to-be discover that the Plaza accidentally booked both of their weddings for the same date -- meaning that one of them has to switch her venue, or they'll be hosting competing nuptials (guess which way things go?). For most of the movie, the lifelong BFFs turn into archrival bridezillas out to sabotage each other's weddings while their fiancés (Chris Pratt and Steve Howey) sit around looking helpless and confused.
Is It Any Good?
BRIDE WARS is more of the same romcom fluff that Hudson -- whose career high is still her early, Oscar-nominated role in Almost Famous -- has been stuck in since How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. Hathaway, however, has been getting more acclaim thanks to roles in grittier fare like Rachel Getting Married, so it's hard not to consider this wedding flick a major step down. Not that the target audience -- young girls and engaged women -- will care. Weddings and all their myriad details -- fondant cakes, designer gowns, letter-pressed invitations, personalized everything -- are a huge obsession for many women, and bridal junkies in the audience will definitely get their fix.
For what it is -- a 90-minute reverie for young girls who dream of the "perfect" (read: super expensive) wedding -- the movie does provide some laughs (like the scene portraying how Liv and Em's still-unmarried friends take the news of their double engagement), and even a message. Just what that message is, however, is debatable. On the one hand, there's the obvious idea that a wedding is worthless without the right groom and your best friend by your side. But there's also an inescapable sense that a wedding (or the marriage that follows it) isn't quite worth it unless it comes packaged in Tiffany blue.
Movie Details
Studio: Twentieth Century Fox, Director: Gary Winick
Run time: 90 minutes
Theatrical release: 1/9/2009, DVD release: 4/28/2009
MPAA Rating: PG for suggestive content, language and some rude behavior
Run time: 90 minutes
Theatrical release: 1/9/2009, DVD release: 4/28/2009
MPAA Rating: PG for suggestive content, language and some rude behavior
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Most Recent Reviews
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I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
Better for older kids... not so much for children...
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I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Excessive violence
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Negative role models
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I rate this title iffy for age 11 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
FUNNY MOVIE!!!! language might be a little strong. i heard one motherf--ker.
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I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
Great chick flick
OMG sooo funny! The 2 ladies who r going 2 get married get in this big fight and do all this hilarious stuff to each other.
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I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
great for tweens and up
I loved bride wars i thought it was very funny but there was some language
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I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
I loved it!
i thought it was very funny however the batchorlerette party was a bit inaproriete for young childen.
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I rate this title iffy for age 9 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
Shoudnt be PG
It was boring and predictable. We all fell asleep
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I rate this title on for age 14 and give it- My concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Excessive consumerism
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
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I rate this title iffy for age 8 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
HILARIOUS MOVIE!!! A little IFFY for Kids Under 8
Language wasn't THAT bad. And yes, the bachelorette party was a bit IFFY but other than that just fine. I mean one time they showed a girl in her underwear, but personally, I don't think that matters we all wear underwear!!! lol Well anyway, hilarious, great movie!!!
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I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Excessive consumerism
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
Shouldn't Be PG
I personally thought it was adorable, nonetheless fairly predictable...Although it should not have been rated PG. The dance scene at the bar and the bachelorette party stripper are not kid-friendly.
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I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
Not too muich to say!
It is a good movie, but not my favorite. I don't have anything else to say.
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I rate this title iffy for age 12 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- My highlights are:
- Good role models
Bride wars is a cliched-driven mess
Bride wars was a complete waste of time and money. It was cliche, predictable, tedious, and boring. It starts out average at best, then immediately goes downhill. Despite maybe two or three funny scenes, the film is terrible on every level. Don't let the advertisements or trailers fool you. It's godawful. For sexual content, there is a scene that involves a male stripper (nothing sexual happens), but women dance provocatively. A woman is seen wearing a bikini at a summer beach party, but is partially crucial to the story. A guy says "I wish everyday would be take your hot girlfriend to work day". A man says "Your arrested for being too sexy". A man calls his girlfriend sexy multiple times. For violence, there's a brief "cat fight" but no one gets hurt or injured. For profanity, it's very raunchy for a PG film. The b word is used at least twice along with one anatomical and scatological term. There are positive role models and messages which is kind of the film's point.
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I rate this title for age 10 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
Not for kids younger than 9!
Pretty good movie i thought it would way worse. Only problem was the the bachelorette party and the police guy! but im a chick flick fan and this was a chick flick!
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I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
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- Inappropriate sexual content
you always think for your self
this movie is funny romantic epic i think that some parts were kind of really not for the movie it through me off a little but if i was a crittic i would give it 5 stars
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I rate this title on for age 17 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
hall
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I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Inappropriate language
I loved the story, it was very cute and had an adorable ending, but the part where the couples lived together before marriage was dissapointing. Also, the bachelorette party was very innapropriate and didn't help the story at. But, it was a sweet movie...
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I rate this title on for age 11 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
Ok for tweens
They don't say anything too bad, I just thought it was a horrible movie. Expected everything and was just horribly made. I love Anne Hathaway, but this was stupid.
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I rate this title on for age 13 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
Predictable plot w/ some humor
Has funny moments and it's very predictable, but I think that's what they were going for. Minor swearing, but one scene at the bacholerette party was a little awkward. Probably should have been a little closer to a PG-13. Not for younger kids.
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I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
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It was a great movie
It was a great movie. Ann Hatherway and Kate Hudson were great in this movie. You should see it with your best friend. You will be laughing
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I rate this title iffy for age 13 and give it
- My concerns are:
- Inappropriate sexual content
- Inappropriate language
- Drinking, smoking, or drug use
Ok, this movie was pretty hilarious! I thought it was a great chick flick for 13-14+, but no younger. There is a scene at a bachelorette party that involves extremely suggestive dancing by Hudson and Hathaway.
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| 50% | of parents don't think the messages are positive |
| 50% | of parents say they notice product placement |
| 50% | of parents say the sexual behavior isn't age appropriate |
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