Bride Hard

Bride Hard
Theatrical release poster
Directed bySimon West
Screenplay byShaina Steinberg
Story by
  • CeCe Pleasants Adams[1]
  • Shaina Steinberg
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyAlan Caudillo
Edited byAndrew MacRitchie
Music byRyan Shore
Production
companies
  • Balcony 9
  • Elevated
Distributed byMagenta Light Studios
Release date
  • June 20, 2025 (2025-06-20)
Running time
105 minutes[2]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Box office$932,000[3]

Bride Hard is a 2025 American action comedy film directed by Simon West and written by Shaina Steinberg, from a story by Steinberg and CeCe Pleasants. It stars Rebel Wilson, Anna Camp, Anna Chlumsky, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Gigi Zumbado, Stephen Dorff, and Justin Hartley. The film grossed $932,000 and was panned by critics.

Premise

A secret agent serves as the maid of honor at her childhood best friend's lavish wedding, which is taken hostage by mercenaries.

Cast

Production

On May 9, 2023, it was reported that Rebel Wilson would star in the action comedy film  Bride Hard, directed by Simon West. The screenplay was written by Shaina Steinberg, based on a story by Steinberg and CeCe Pleasants Adams. Joel David Moore, Max Osswald, Cassian Elwes and Colleen Camp are producing.[4] In August, it was reported that Anna Camp, Justin Hartley, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Anna Chlumsky, Stephen Dorff, Gigi Zumbado, Sam Huntington, Sherry Cola, and Michael O'Neill had joined the cast.[5]

The film received an interim agreement from SAG-AFTRA due to the union's strike at the time.[5]

Principal photography began in July 2023 in Savannah, Georgia and wrapped in August.[6][5] While filming a fight scene, Wilson was accidentally struck in the face with the butt of a gun, requiring stitches.[7][8]

Music

The score for the film is composed by Ryan Shore.[9] The theme song "Butterfly" was written and composed for the film by Yoshiki and performed by Bi-ray.[10]

Release

In September 2023, Signature Entertainment acquired the distribution rights for the film in the United Kingdom and Ireland.[11] In January 2025, Magenta Light Studios acquired the U.S. distribution rights, with a wide theatrical release planned for later in the year.[12] The film was released on June 20, 2025.[13]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 19% of 36 critics' reviews are positive. The website's consensus reads: "Nobody's catching this bouquet."[14] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 23 out of 100, based on 13 critics, indicating "generally unfavorable" reviews.[15] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B-" on an A+ to F scale.[16]

William Bibbiani of TheWrap wrote, "It's abrasively hard to watch. It's not just that the jokes fall flat, it's that the film looks like a pile of celluloid got chopped up randomly and reassembled in what the editor could only assume was the correct order, because the script mysteriously vanished."[17]

Mark Kennedy of the Associated Press wrote, "Take your average wedding flick, shotgun a hostage situation into it and add some anarchic energy from Rebel Wilson and you get Bride Hard, which is a movie, for better or for worse. In this case, much, much worse."[18]

References

  1. ^ "Bride Hard". Writers Guild of America West. October 2, 2024. Retrieved December 17, 2024.
  2. ^ "BRIDE HARD". British Columbia Film Classification Office. June 12, 2025. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  3. ^ "Weekend Box Office: How to Train Your Dragon Repeats with Solid Second Weekend". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved June 25, 2025.
  4. ^ Wiseman, Andreas (May 9, 2023). "Rebel Wilson Action-Comedy 'Bride Hard' Heads To Cannes Market". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  5. ^ a b c D'Alessandro, Anthony (August 30, 2023). "Rebel Wilson Pic 'Bride Hard', Cleared For Interim Agreement, Adds Anna Camp, Justin Hartley, Anna Chlumsky, Stephen Dorff & More". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  6. ^ Ambus, Destini (December 20, 2023). "Rebel Wilson posts about 'hectic' year including filming in Savannah. What movie was she making?". Savannah Morning News. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  7. ^ Tinoco, Armando (August 6, 2023). "Rebel Wilson Suffers "Stunt Accident" Amid Filming 'Bride Hard' & Requires Stitches". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  8. ^ Travis, Emlyn (August 10, 2023). "Rebel Wilson gives health update after 'shock' accident on set". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  9. ^ "Ryan Shore Scoring Simon West's 'Bride Hard'". filmmusicreporter.com. April 2, 2025. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  10. ^ Appleford, Steve (June 17, 2025). "Yoshiki Draws From Decades of Artistic Excellence to Mentor New J-Pop Group Bi-ray, Produce Their Debut Single 'Butterfly'". Variety. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  11. ^ Ramachandran, Naman (September 12, 2023). "Rebel Wilson Action Comedy 'Bride Hard' Snapped Up by Signature Entertainment for U.K., Ireland (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved January 15, 2024.
  12. ^ Donnelly, Matt (January 22, 2025). "Rebel Wilson's 'Bride Hard' Sells to Magenta Light Studios for U.S. Theatrical Release (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  13. ^ Donnelly, Matt (March 6, 2025). "Rebel Wilson's 'Bride Hard' Sets Release Date, Reveals First Look". Variety. Retrieved March 7, 2025.
  14. ^ "Bride Hard". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  15. ^ "Bride Hard". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved June 21, 2025.
  16. ^ "Home". Cinemascore. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
  17. ^ Bibbiani, William (June 16, 2025). "'Bride Hard' Review: This Incompetent Action-Comedy Is Where Humor Goes to Die". TheWrap. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  18. ^ Kennedy, Mark (June 16, 2025). "Movie Review: Rebel Wilson's 'Bride Hard' is a wedding movie that's easy to break up with". Associated Press. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
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