Overview: Shel Grandy (John Stamos), a gay party planner, is asked by his straight brother Ben (Eric Dane - Grey’s Anatomy) to organize his wedding to Maggie Welling (Bonnie Somerville - The O.C.). But when Governor Welling (James Brolin), who is Ben’s boss and Maggie’s father, speaks out against gay marriage, Ben decides to go on strike. The wedding is almost off when Maggie sides with Shel, while Shel’s boyfriend Ted (Sean Maher) supports Ben’s position. Shel’s stand becomes the focus of national media attention with gays across the country striking for equal rights.

DVD Verdict: "Wedding Wars," a made-for-TV movie, takes a big issue and tries to make it acceptable to most people. Gay marriage has become such a major issue in America and many people have no idea of how involved the whole business it. In the movie, the message is there, albeit, sugar-coated. What the movie - that was screened on A&E - shows is that civil unions are better than nothing, but fall short of marriage regarding equal rights and protections. And the fact that because a majority wants something does not make it right.

It also shows that many people have closeted gay members in their families and they in reality know a gay person, even if they do not wish to acknowledge it. Some of us have problems with commitment because we have been conditioned by society not to see that as an option. It is important, however, to remember that knowing a gay person is not the same as accepting one without reservations. With that said, and these issues are major, let's move onto the movie.

John Stamos plays an openly gay guy who stands up for what he believes. Shel (Stamos) is asked to plan his brother Ben's wedding to the Governor's daughter. Shel's problems begin when he realizes that his brother does not believe that gay couples are entitled to the same rights as straight couples. He decides to stand-up for what he believes in and goes on strike. Support for his stance comes slowly ad he plays the part to the hilt.

Stamos is funny and sexy and vulnerable and he keeps the movie on the right course. Ben, Shel's brother, on the other hand is uptight and is highly opposed to gay marriage ... and the battles between the two brothers mirror the arguments going on in our country today. The difference is that these arguments are funny. What could be a complex and multidimensional issue laden with controversy s treated comically and with a great deal of heart and warmth.

When Stamos stages his own one man strike and his withdrawal from his brother's wedding and picketing of the Governor's mansion, he gets a lot of media attention and even though he does not win the immediate political war, he does win the love of his friends and family ... including the love of his brother, whose wedding he refused to plan.

The birth of this political activist came about because of the limits placed upon his own rights and Stamos does not play the character as a gay stereotype. But rather his character grows sand develops as he becomes more politically aware. The message delivered by "Wedding Wars" is that rights and respect are not won from inside the closet. This is a Widescreen Presentation (1.78:1) enhanced for 16x9 TVs and comes with the Special Feature of 'Gays On Strike: The Truth Behind Wedding Wars' Featurette.