Starring Kirsten Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Michael Hitchcock, Chris O'Dowd
What seems to be dressed up as a chick flick sort of pleasantly dives from its conventions. But not enough.
Annie, a failed baker finds herself maid of honour for her best friend Lillian's wedding. But she faces competition from Lillian's new best friend Helen, who seems to be loaded with money and ideas of perfection. Annie must then embark on a subtle showdown with Helen, amongst the other Bridesmaids in order to show her affection.
The problems with Bridemaids' clichés are quickly covered up by good silly humour. Not surprising Judd Apatow produced this, which had me shaking with expectations of the 'f' word being spewed in every sentence, as well as some male bromance action. But the film sticks to its chick lit expectations by making sure focus on solely on Annie's constant battle with the frustrating Helen.
Matt Lucas and Chris O' Dowd show up in supporting roles. One was expecting Steve Pemberton or even Rowan Atkinson to appear.
Soon enough clichés do appear again, and to be honest, what else did I expect? Kirsten Wiig is a likeable heroine - though not as much as Bridget Jones. The film is fun crowd pleaser, and with that will do very well. But edgy comedy it is not, which is a disappointment on my behalf. Though I did laugh like a drip.
Maybe I should stop reading into film posters where the characters have cynical looks.
3/5
If you like this you should try
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) 4/5
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) 3/5
The Hangover (2009) 2.5/5
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