Cast:
Kristin Wiig as Annie
Maya Rudolph as Lillian
Rose Byrne as Helen
Melissa McCarthy as Megan
Plot: When her bestfriend is to be wed, Annie is given the honor of being the maid of honor. When she meets the rest of the bridesmaids, all hell breaks loose and the wedding gets out of hand.
Review: If there were awards for best comedy movie of the first half of the year, Bridesmaids would win it by a mile, being a clear favorite over the identical to its original but still funny, Hangover Part II.
There really isn't a huge reason for me to get into story because it's as simple as it gets. A woman is chosen by her best friend to be the maid of honor at her wedding, she accepts, meets the rest of the bridesmaids and a mix of emotions take over. Jealousy, anger, resentment, disaster but above all, comedy.
I'm not sure why this movie has come out of nowhere and surprised people at how funny it was. You've got 2 of the funnier women on the planet in Kristin Wiig and Maya Rudolph and director Paul Feig, who has been involved with shows like The Office, Bored to Death and Freaks and Geeks. So it would be a bit disappointing to me if this movie wasn't funny.
Wiig and Rudolph have obviously worked together so they're acting is seamless, the comedy is pretty much natural for them, for the most part. A small drawback is that, very much like their days on SNL, some of the comedy can come off as forced. Some things were meant to be funny and kind of flopped, but that didn't happen much. Also, the secondary cast around those two is great. The real stand out though is Melissa McCarthy, the bulky sister of the groom. Almost every scene she's a part of ends up being really funny, lots of quotable stuff.
One complaint I have is about Rose Byrnes character, Helen. Byrne did a great job acting wise, but the way they set the story up, she could have been a little more of an antagonist than she portrayed. In a way, it's almost as if the director and writers kind of play her off and focus a lot more on Wiigs character making mistakes rather than Byrnes character causing things. Depending on how you see things, this could be a big problem or just something you can overlook.
Bridemaids is the comedy of the first half of the year, no doubt about it. With some good comedies coming up though, it may difficult to see the maids holding the top spot for too long. Either way, it may end up being in the top 3 comedies of the year.
Rating: 3.5 out of 5
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