Bridesmaids, USA (2011)
Cast: Kristin Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ellie Kemper
Directed by: Paul Feig
Here comes the bride....smaids!
Though lovelorn and broke, Annie (Kristin Wiig) tries her best to be the perfect and ever-supportive maid of honor to her bff Lillian (Maya Rudolph) and to a group of bridesmaids (Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ellie Kemper). What is supposed to be a breezy and enjoyable trip down the aisle turns out to be a whirlwind and roller coaster ride to matrimony as they find themselves in grand poop jokes and series of hilarious wedding faux pas.
What sets Bridesmaids apart from the usual wedding chick flicks is its sharp, unhinged and no-holds-barred vulgarity as well as bold, original and unforgettable sequences that vividly imprint themselves in a viewers mind, and that mark themselves into their hearts (SPOILER ALERT: e.g. the breakdown scene in the bachellorette's bash, Annie's drunken scandal in the plane, the try-it-on wedding dress scene, and the im-sorry-please-help-us car scene towards the end). What's also great to note in this perfect girls' night out treat is the real depth to the characterizations and friendship among women; surprisingly, it's painfully real and true.
Screenwriters' Annie Mumulo and Wiig herself, presented these situations in a blatantly hilarious exposition, yet despite the blunders, they don't seem or intend to condescend 'desperate women', rather they encourage them to embrace these insecurities- a rare triumph in chick flicks these days where women are only portrayed as desperate, insecure and unhappy about themselves. It's high time that women get a poignant and at the same time laugh out loud evocation of self-scuppering sadness, ladies!
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Quotable quotes:
Annie: You're really doing it, aren't ya? You're shitting in the street!
Lillian: Why can't you be happy for me and then go home and talk about me behind my back like a normal person?
Annie: You read my diary?
Brynn: At first I did not know it was your diary, I thought it was a very sad handwritten book.
Brynn: We would like to invite you to no longer live with us.
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