🎥 Reel Review: Bride Hard

Bride Hard aims to be a high-concept blend of bridal chaos and action thrills, but the mix doesn’t quite work. Rebel Wilson stars as Sam, a bridesmaid and covert operative who springs into action when mercenaries take over a lavish destination wedding. It’s Die Hard-lite in a tulle dress.

The premise is gold. The execution? Mostly fluff. Wilson commits to the physicality, but the action lacks energy, and the comedy is scattershot. The pacing stutters between beats, never quite building momentum. Side characters feel pasted in—Anna Camp and Anna Chlumsky have a presence, but the script gives them little to work with. Stephen Dorff, playing the lead villain, leans too far into cartoon mode to be taken seriously.

Bride Hard isn’t unwatchable—it just never goes hard enough. It teases mayhem, then plays it safe. What could’ve been a chaotic genre romp that ends up feeling like a half-hearted skit stretched to feature length.

Mitten’s Verdict: Missed the aisle, missed the laughs. Rated: 3 out of 10