Revenge of the bridesmaids
Year of release : 2010
Run time : 1h27m
Genre : Comedy / Romance
Cast : Raven Symone, JoAnna Garcia Swisher, David Clayton Rogers
The movie is an ABC original movie which premiered on the channel in July 2010.
Abigail and Parker are childhood best friends who go back to their home town for Parker's parents' anniversary. While going outside the venue for "air", as they don't like the questions asked by their parents' friends, they are spotted by their old childhood friend,frenemy, Caitlyn.
Caitlyn tells them she is getting married to their childhood best friend's (Rachel) ex boyfriend! Rachel is one of the bridesmaids! Caitlyn doesn't mind kissing Rachel's ex for long periods of time right in front of her.
Caitlyn invites Abigail and Parker to her wedding, but they say they have other plans.
Abigail and Parker ask Rachel what happened to her and the man she was madly in love with, and she tells them they broke up and while apart, he had a fling with Caitlyn, who's pregnant now.
Parker's father tells them Caitlyn's wedding is a business transaction, as Caitlyn's family is broke (so broke, they had to put up for sale the mansion which they took off the market when she got engaged), and Rachel's ex man's family is very rich.
Abigail insists she and Parker should "infiltrate" the enemy's lines, take two bridesmaids "out", and take their place, trying to help Rachel get back with her ex whom she obviously still loves.
Luckily for them, the 2 bridesmaids they set their eyes on are pretty dumb, and they make the mistake of taking their advice, which makes Caitlyn throw them out (they all have to camp at her place until the wedding), replacing them with Abigail and Parker.
From here on, the two are doing their best to sabotage her wedding, while Caitlyn's mother is onto them.
The movie is pretty cliched and generic. I didn't like how the two leads and Rachel always get away with everything. Even after SPOILER they destroy Caitlyn's wedding dress, and even kidnap her (they tie her up and roll her up in a rug!) taking her to the ER I think, to have her pee in a cup to test if she's really pregnant!
Before that, they got to her doctor's office, and went through the files to see if she's pregnant, while talking to his secretary (that was ridiculous!).
There's no consequences to their actions! Sure, they are taken to the police, but they release them, because they know the detective,who likes Parker and the other way around!
Also, for someone who was broke and was marrying someone for their money, they did want a lot of things for the wedding - they had a daily magazine printed and released about the wedding news, they had a journalist writing a piece on their wedding for a big magazine..
Also,could we talk about the ex? Why would you still want a man who dates your friend after they broke up with you?!
And why are you friends with such a woman?!
The acting was fine.
The soundtrack was generic.
The movie was in the top 5 highest rated ABC Family Original Movies, and was even nominated for a few awards!
You can watch the full movie here, for free : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eGTuo7PX6B4&t=5s
Rating : Could have been a contender!
