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| Plot Synopsis A gay wedding planner backs out of a promise to organize his brother's nuptials after discovering that his sibling's future father in law is a politician who opposes gay marriage and that the future groom himself supports the conservative fundamentalist agenda. Shel (John Stamos) is a gay party planner. Ben (Eric Dane) is a campaign manager for a right-wing governor (James Brolin) and the soon to be husband of said politico's beautiful daughter (Bonnie Somerville). Though Shel and Ben are brothers, their disparate personal and political beliefs have caused them to clash on more than a couple of occasions. When Shel discovers that the governor is preparing a searing speech against gay marriage, his decision to go on strike for equal rights sends his brother's big day into an unexpected tailspin. Incredibly, Shel's protest gains nationwide support and Ben is forced to hire a tacky, run of the mill wedding planner who doesn't appear prepared to organize such a big event in such a short amount of time. - Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide Reviews Pandora Shakefire.com Ben seems to have his life in control; he works for the governor and is getting ready to marry the governor's daughter... Everything is going to plan until it is suggested that they use Ben's brother Shel as their wedding planner. This is when things get crazy. Ben and Shel haven't been close in years ever since Shel came out; but Ben slowly starts to come around to Shel helping out. Then the governor comes out and says that he will not approve gay marriage and Shel decides he needs to stand up for his rights and goes on strike. This act has an impact across the country as more gays decide to strike and protest outside the governor's house. I'm not sure how they managed to do it; but some how a very controversial topic was taken and made into a romantic/comedy. The message is still present; but it is not beaten into your head. Even if you do not approve of gay marriage I would still give this one a viewing if you like shows like "Will And Grace" and even "Queer Eye". There is more going on here than just gay marriage. There is also the story of brothers trying to make amends, relationships going through tough times, and some amusing stresses that come with weddings. This did air on TV so be prepared for the noticeable breaks that were meant for commercial. Bonus feature: "Gays On Strike: The Truth Behind Wedding Wars" - the cast & crew discuss the movie and the message. Queermusings.net I finally got around to watching Wedding Wars (thank God for TiVo). It was a fairly predictable comedic attempt about same sex marriage in America. I did enjoy seeing everyones favorite uncle, John Stamos, playing a gay party planner turned wedding planner. Also I think I would watch just about anything that had Grey's Anatomy heartthrob Dr. McSteamy, Eric Dane, in it. As I said, the movie was fairly predictable, and the biggest complaint I had was the use of musical montages. Sure A&E was trying to fill a two hour time slot, but instead of montages of planning for the wedding, couldn't they have tried to flesh the story out more? I counted four different ones, two of which occurred within the first 19 minutes of the movie. At the very least, space them out more... All in all it was a cute movie. Once the news is out that a gay wedding planner is on strike because of a proposed state constitutional amendment to bar gay marriage, most of the gays and lesbians go on strike. It is kind of humorous to think what would happen if we didn't go to work just to prove a point. I enjoyed some of the references in the movie. Such as when Stamo's character tells his boyfriend that he is going to camp out in front of the governor's house, his boyfriend told him "Heath Ledger won't be coming along for him to cuddle with." How can you fault a movie that references Brokeback Mountain? Also a decent analogy was made comparing civil unions and marriage. When the governor says he will back civil unions for GLBT's John Stamo's character states, "Sure, sitting in the back of the bus is just as comfortable as sitting in the front." That's really about as deep as the movie gets though when dealing with such a hot button topic for this country. Given all the clich�s and stereotypes in the movie, it can be a bit painful to watch. Still if your bored and want to kill a couple of hours, I would probably recommend TiVoing one of the upcoming showings and pass the time watching John and Eric. Eye candy always helps a couple of hours pass by pretty quickly. |
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| Wedding Wars Year- -Run Time 2006 - USA - 87 min. - Feature - Color |
| Genre / Type - Comedy, Romantic Comedy Keywords - brother, homosexual, politician, wedding-plans, gay/lesbian-rights Themes - Sibling Relationships, Wedding Bells DVD Street Date - Jun 26, 2007 Languages - English Subtitles - English, French Screen Format - Widescreen, Color Sound - DD5.1 Aspect Ratio - 1.78:1 (DVD) Studio - Sony Pictures Cast John Santos James Brolin Bonnie Somerville Eric Dane Sean Maher Rosemary Dunsmore Linda Cash |
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