Starring: Amber Benson,
Garrett M. Brown, Tori Spelling, James O'Shea (II), Philipp Karner
Directed by: C Jay Cox, Vanessa Parise
Produced by: Scott Zimmerman, Paul Colichman, Stephen P. Jarchow
Genres: Comedy, Drama and
Romance
Running Time: 1 hr. 55 min.
MPAA Rating: R for sexual content and language
A sort-of Big Fat Dysfunctional Italian Wedding, the
plot of Kiss the Bride revolves around a weekend reunion of four estranged
sisters and their parents and grandparents for the wedding of middle sister
Danni (Amanda Detmer), the only one of the four who stayed in their small Rhode
Island town. Oldest sister Niki (Brooke Langton)--the "smart one" who went to
Harvard--is now an unhappy actress in LA with a role on a lowbrow Baywatch-type
show, in an unhappy relationship with her manager, Marty (Johnny Whitworth),
whom she brings along with her for the weekend. Next oldest sister Chrissy
(played by Parise) is a former bad girl who has found wealth and success as a
fund manager on Wall Street, but she's struggling with long-buried resentment
towards Niki and her own career unhappiness. Rounding out the sisterhood is the
youngest, Toni (Monet Mazur)--a struggling musician who has made pissing off her
family a full-time occupation--and her girlfriend Amy (played by Alyssa Milano).
Besides their strained relationships with one another, most of the sisters have
issues with their father, as well. The movie explores the family's interactions
over the three days leading up to the wedding, as old issues resurface, conflict
ensues, romantic relationships begin and end, and nothing really gets resolved.