Movie · 2025 · Action, Comedy · 1h 45m · R · English
Curator score: 0.2/10 (25.9K ratings)
No one has your back like a bridesmaid.
Overview
Sam is a secret agent whose toughest mission to date is pleasing her bride-to-be best friend at a lavish destination wedding. When a team of mercenaries crashes the party and takes the guests hostage, Sam is thrown into a fight unlike any before — one where she can’t risk blowing her cover or ruining the big day. As she takes on the bad guys in a high-stakes battle disguised as a fairy-tale affair, she realizes the real threat might be closer than she thinks.
Ratings
Curator score: 0.2/10
IMDb: 4.4/10
Letterboxd: 1.92/5
Metacritic: 23
TMDB: 5.6/10
Director
Simon West
Production
Balcony 9 Productions, Colleen Camp Productions, Elevated Films, WME Independent, Copper Island, Latigo Films
Cast
Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp, Anna Chlumsky, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Gigi Zumbado, Sherry Cola, Sam Huntington, Michael O'Neill, Colleen Camp, Stephen Dorff, Justin Hartley, Mark Valley, Jeff Chase, David Lengel, Craig Anton, Dhruv Uday Singh, Johnno Wilson, Kristian Kordula, Zachary Vazquez, Brannon Cross
Where to watch
Hulu
Curator Review
Verdict
A thin action-comedy built on a wedding-crash premise, but the execution sounds flat, noisy, and oddly joyless rather than breezy or funny. The concept has some built-in escapist appeal, yet the consensus points to weak jokes, clumsy action, and little sense of character chemistry.
Best for
Viewers who enjoy very low-stakes, disposable action-comedy premises
Fans of Rebel Wilson's broader, more chaotic comedic persona
People looking for something to hate-watch or riff on with friends
Skip if
You want sharp action choreography or genuinely funny set pieces
You’re looking for a rom-com with warmth and chemistry
You’re sensitive to lazy product placement or studio-mandated feeling humor
You prefer action-comedies with a strong sense of style or momentum
Overview
Bride Hard has a premise that should, in theory, be easy fun: a secret agent, a destination wedding, and mercenaries turning the reception into a hostage crisis. In practice, it seems to land as a strained mash-up of spy spoof and bridal farce, with the jokes arriving dead on impact and the action never quite earning the chaos it wants to sell.
Worth noting
The most consistent reaction is that the movie feels generic to the point of being airless. Reviews point to awkward pacing, uninspired choreography, and a tone that can’t decide whether it wants to be a parody, a broad studio comedy, or a straight action vehicle. Even the wedding setting, which should provide color and comic contrast, mostly reads as a backdrop for obvious gags and product placement.
Bottom line
There may be a narrow audience for this as a late-night, turn-your-brain-off curiosity, but that’s a very small lane. If you want a wedding-set action-comedy, there are sharper, funnier, and more energetic options elsewhere.
Top Letterboxd reviews
niklikesmovies (3★) · 559 likes
SunChip ad placement while threatening to kill hostages
Sydney🚀 (0.5★) · 553 likes
Wow!
ameliefu (0.5★) · 444 likes
at one point i took out my contacts because it was so bad
2022 · Action, Adventure, Comedy · 1h 52m · PG-13 · Curator 1.5/10 (530.1K ratings) · Where to watch: Netflix, Paramount Plus Premium, Paramount Plus Essential, Netflix Standard with Ads
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