You're like the maid of dishonor...

Plot:

Annie (Kristen Wiig), a lovelorn just got broke, was picked up by her long time and soon-to-bride buddy, Lilian (Maya Rudolop) to become one of the bridesmaids. Seems to be problem-free thingy and Annie is quite confident on showing that she’s the best of the besties. But things are getting raunchier when Annie has to compete with Lilian’s other bridesmaid, Helen (Rose Bryne)who happens to be rich and love preparing big events with enormous level of detail (read: perfectionist). Let the catfight begins!

Review:

When I read 'R-rated comedies', people often relate 'em with: boobies, d*cks, and American Pie...Usually guys are the main target audience, too offensive for women, and mostly sex oriented. There's Something About Mary, Hangover, Hall Pass... see the trend?

Bridesmaids on the other hand offers something new albeit still using the same DNA, but smarter. For a start, it has lots and lots of adult and sex jokes, added with pretty much different propositions...one thing for sure, no boobies (sorry guys), and as I recall, there was only one awkward sex scene involving the guy from Mad Men. Actually, I don't even see the plus point on doing those stuffs coz Bridesmaids is already entertaining enough without having to show any nudity.

Secondly, it shows that raunchy and sex jokes do not always come out from guys' mouths. Hey I think even girls hanging around together also get the chance to spill out dirty jokes from their heads, doesn’t it? As far as I concern, I've seen enough Hollywood movies which exploiting women as mere object of sexuality purpose, but not giving them bigger portion to stand out and say 'd*ickhead' and still looking good. Thirdly, why women can't have their own 'Hangover' moment? Guaranteed, this is not your ordinary chick flick, this has lots of good femme-fatale moments.

Kristen Wiig (a regular Saturday Night Live cast) has been the heart and soul for the entire movie, since she's both the front runner and the girl behind the screen. Her script is not just daring, but also provides something different from the popular and usual Hollywood menu. I mean, c'mon guys, a story about couple of women, bridesmaids, runaway bride...perfect recipe for a damn boring one (esp. for guys). Turns out, Wiig made an excellent script by combining some of those chick flick clichés and makes them into a smarter and better story line (not to mention, hilarious). Okay, perhaps the 'bachelorette party' thingy might be borrowed from the Hangover, but nevertheless the women’s version has never been done before, at least in the modern era. Added with Judd Apatow (Knocked Up, 40-year old Virgin, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Superbad, etc) sitting as the producer, Bridesmaids maybe one of the best flick with his name associated with it.

A well round up cast is also the pivotal element which keeps Bridesmaids never lost the charm. She assembled a well-balanced strong cast consisting different types of women. Annie’s and Helen’s competitive rounds were always tear-jerking (in a funny way). I can’t stop laughing during their take turns in the bridesmaids’ speech session, top notch hilarious moment. Apart from Annie and Helen, we still got Becca (Ellie Kemper from ‘the Office’); Rita (Wendi McLendon-Covey), and my favorite, Megan (Melissa McCarthy) as the other bridesmaids. Each has different character and personality, and they complement each other jokes. One particular funny scene involving all these women was when they had the bachelorette dinner, and then went to try up the dresses, when suddenly the dinner ‘re-appears’ again, in the worst nightmare that women can’t imagine.

But hey, even a good cast of women still need guys rite? Notably, there’s only lead 2 actors, and both related with Annie. One is Ted (Joe Hamm), her f*ck buddy with no strings attached, and the other one is officer Nathan, (Chris O’Dowd) Annie’s love interest with love-hate relationship. The chemistry works fine between Annie and these two guys, it’s just that Nathan is being too good and generous on some parts, but hey, chick flick does need a prince charming somewhere, rite? Only this time he does not have a big house, sports car, and 6-pack body.

It's quite uncommon for this kind of movie has 2-hour running time. Fortunately, the story is rich enough with several sub plots which kept people stay on their seats. Sharply written and performed well by great cast, Bridesmaids brings laughter more than any comedy I’ve seen this year. Although, the second half of the movie is more like exploring self loneliness and poignant turning point. Nothing revolutionary perhaps, but it has genuinely funny laughs out loud moments. Give the crown, ups tiara for this one, best comedy of the year!

My Ratings: 9/10