Metacritic Movie Ratings
Bride Wars Reviews

A sample of reviews from critics across the country.

• 50

  out of 100

  Entertainment WeeklyOwen Gleiberman

  Bride Wars pretends to be a satire of wedding mania, but since there's virtually nothing else to the movie, the satire comes depressingly close to endorsement.

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• 50

  out of 100

  Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert

  Bride Wars is pretty thin soup. The characters have no depth or personality, no quirks or complications, no conversation.

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• 40

  out of 100

  The New York TimesManohla Dargis

  A dopey if largely painless romantic comedy.

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• 30

  out of 100

  VarietyTodd McCarthy

  A shrill, mechanical comedy.

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• 30

  out of 100

  Los Angeles Times

  The idea of a revenge comedy isn't necessarily a bad one, Bride Wars simply fails at it despite having the formidable duo of Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway, who in their own distinctive ways usually command the screen.

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• 25

  out of 100

  USA TodayClaudia Puig

  Bride Wars is about as funny as a cringingly awkward wedding toast.

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• 20

  out of 100

  The Hollywood ReporterKirk Honeycutt

  Never gets off its high-concept stool long enough to explore what makes weddings so exciting and nerve-racking and treacherous. It flounders instead in juvenilia and bitchiness.

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