Bride Wars is a 2009 American romantic comedy film directed by Gary Winick and written by Greg DePaul, June Diane Raphael, and Casey Wilson.

[2] Two childhood best friends, who have made many plans together for their respective weddings, turn into sworn enemies in a race to get married first.

The film stars Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway, with Kristen Johnston, Steve Howey, Bryan Greenberg and Candice Bergen in supporting roles.

Her boyfriend of ten years Fletcher Flemson is controlling, and takes advantage of her compliant, meek nature.

In retaliation, the outraged Emma then sets her date as well, which Liv discovers at their shared bridal shower.

Before the brides enter their respective venues, they share a brief moment of reconciliation from afar, smiling at each other.

Raphael and Wilson completed the shooting script of Bride Wars, from an original screenplay by Greg DePaul,[4] before the 2007–2008 Writers Guild of America strike began.

As the film did not have a soundtrack, the original version remained unreleased until Caillat's album Breakthrough was released, where the song appears as a bonus track on the Rhapsody edition.

The site's critics consensus reads, "Bride Wars takes the already wearisome concept of battling bridezillas, and makes it thoroughly insufferable via a lazy script and wholly detestable characters.

"[9] On Metacritic the film has a weighted average score of 24 out of 100 based on 30 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable reviews".

She said that Hathaway's presence meant "that there's a little acting in it, along with a few human emotions" and wondered what the film might have been if the writers had explored a potential lesbian subtext suggested by the opening scenes.

[13] Carrie Rickey of The Philadelphia Inquirer wrote, "How bad can a movie be, with Goldilocks Hudson and Cinderella Hathaway?

[16] By the end of the year, even when Kermode included Terminator Salvation and Couples Retreat on his list by popular demand, Bride Wars still finished eighth, allowing him to keep his job.

And even though the catfighting goes over the top, the notion that a passionate female friendship can turn ugly in a heartbeat is, sadly, realistic.

[citation needed] Candice Bergen was nominated for the Razzie Award for Worst Supporting Actress for her performance in the film.