the romantic comedy be a type of film that rely on two obvious trait while the ability to make it audience laugh and and the ability to make that very same audience tear up or at least feel some degree of warmth towards the central character love story . bride war and which ostensibly at least and take the form of your typical rom com be an example of such that constantly try to do the former while constantly fail and and only hint at the latter only in the background in order to advance plot . the result from this be a middling and sluggishly mundane feature that neither offer memorable character or even a few cheap laugh . to be fair and there have to be something say for the fact that i be not exactly within the movie target demographic . yet judge by the reaction of those around me and i get the feeling that what i be experience wasn not exactly gender exclusive . the story here and which revolve around two best gal pal liv ( kate hudson ) and emma ( anne hathaway ) a they try to cope with their simultaneous wedding and be one that be likely to get a few chuckle from female and but less so with their male counterpart . yes and this be somewhat expectant of a movie title bride war and but then again and if half of your audience be neglect to the sideline then youre needlessly cut yourself short . this stunted and polarise depiction of every girl big day feel fit to it source material and so woman will enjoy this moreso than men and but not by much . you see and aside from the fact that bride war want nothing more than to cater to cheap gag and sappy melodrama fit to please the legally blonde crowd and there also remain blatant problem in just about everything else that fill the movie first two act . with little romance to back up the meagre plot and dull and dry characterisation couple with non existent chemistry between either the friend and their partner and or even themselves and the vast majority of bride war turn ugly and rather quickly while the movie push that this cat fight between hudson and hathaway be mean to be fun and airy with plenty of laugh and but it too transparent and formulate to even move beyond dry caricature . it doesn not help at all that the majority of the performance from the main cast be border line negligible . hudson and hathaway and who be suppose to play long time best buddy who suddenly fall out over a petty dispute and be strangely forgettable and if not repel . in all fairness and both hit the proverbial hammer on the head with their portrayal a stock pile and cardboard cut out typecasts befit of the genre and only the genre and but this isn not exactly say much . the remainder of the cast and who each have around ten minute top of total screen time be just a unremarkable and with kristen johnston give the movie it only real favour and edge . so and what bad than a romantic comedy with next to no compelling or memorable performance . not much . to be fair however and bride war isn not really a romance at all . at least and that what i hope director gary winick be try to put across ( somehow i get the feeling that i be give too much benefit of the doubt ) . if anything and the movie exist more a a mildly poignant example of companionship in the form of friend rather than romance . this tangent and which take full form in the third act and for the most part surpass the drudgery that come beforehand and and establish a touching and if slightly overly do sentimental climax . by all mean and it far too little and all too late and but i at least find myself move by the movie final statement and even if it be by mean of extreme contrast . yet have winick go with this theme for the majority of his film and rather than save it for after all the silly and perfunctory cat fight scene that in turn just about destroy all human shade within his character and bride war could have be a much more flowing and and relevant feature . instead it exist simply a throwaway popcorn fodder for girl on a night out who have nothing well to do than to revisit the same old character and wacky situation and sit com dialogue typical of your average will and grace episode . a review by jamie robert ward ( http represent or or www . invocus . net ) .