Battle of the Brides

Battle of the Brides also known as Cô dâu đại chiến is a 2011 Vietnamese comedy film directed by Victor Vu, produced by Saiga Films and Vietnam Studio, in association with Galaxy Studios, Phuong Nam Phim, Saigon Movies Media and HK Films. Battle of the Brides was released on January 28, 2011 in Vietnam and broke box office records, becoming the country’s highest grossing movie of all time.^[1] However, in the United States the movie was a Box office bomb, just grossing only $64,572.

Plot

In the heart of Saigon, Thai and Linh are getting married. But the wedding is suddenly cut short when four other brides show up – threatening to take the groom's life. It turns out that Thai is the biggest player in the city, and has been dating all five women at the same time up until the day of his wedding. Trang is an overly jealous flight attendant, Mai Chau is a doctor who loves to party, Quyen is a sexually aggressive chef while Huynh Phuong is one fiery actress.^[2]

As Thai confesses and desperately tries to explain himself to Linh, his multiple lovers unleash their furious vengeance to teach him a lesson he will never forget.

Cast

• Huy Khanh as Thai
• Ngoc Diep as Linh
• Le Khanh as Quyen
• Ngan Khanh as Trang
• Phi Thanh Van as Huynh Phuong
• Van Trang as Mai Chau

Reception

In Vietnam it soon became one of the most highest grossing movies ever. The local Vietnamese audience found the film to be socially relevant in its bleak, yet comedic, depiction of relationships in modern-day Saigon. Meanwhile, in the USA audience often complained that the movie was just "another sleazy movie that the Vietnamese made". It has become an in office boom due to the movie have too many special effect.

References

External links

• Battle of the Brides on the Internet Movie Database
• Official website
• (Vietnamese)