Bridesmaids

When I first started hearing about this movie I was kind of intrigued. At the same time, I thought it was a chick flick that would be best served on DVD for the low price of $1. Then the pieces started to fall into place. Judd Apatow produced. The Hangover with women. Rated R. Extremely vile and offensive. Now I'm listening. Kristin Wiig has been absolutely hilarious whether it was SNL or Knocked Up. Always a solid comedic performance. Then add Maya Rudolph, and Melissa McCarthy and you get comedy gold. The story follows Annie (Wiig) and Lillian (Rudolph) are best friends since childhood. Both have kind of messy lives with little direction, but when Lillian gets engaged, that's when Annie really realizes where she is in life. Annie is of course appointed Maid of Honor. Annie is ecstatic until she meets Helen(Rose Byrne), who is the wife of Lillian's future husband's boss. She is a control freak who tries not only to take over every aspect of the planning part, but wants to slide into the best friend slot to Lillian. Annie's real issue with Helen actually stems back to her own failures in life. She can't be happy for Lillian, because she cannot get her relationships to work, her job to be good, or her housing situation to be normal. This is not about the bachelorette party, but more about the planning of a wedding and the stress that brings. Of all the cast members the one that steals the show is the heavy set McCarthy, who plays future sister in law Megan. Every scene she is in is side splitting laughable. As in all movies there are usually a few scenes that set it apart from the rest. The airplane, the dress shop, and the bridal shower are just that for this film. In the middle of all her mess, Annie meets a really great guy, but like everything else in her life she is bound to screw that up also. I was so happy to see women be as perverse as men, and to use such foul language. It's basically an all woman movie with the exception of John Hamm (Who is brilliant) and Chris O'Dowd as Rhodes the cop who provides great inspiration with an Irish accent. This is not the run of the mill movie that is appealing only to the ladies, but is actually enjoyable to all. 


NBM rates Bridesmaids - Phenomenal