Bridesmaids

When this movie was first publicized and the trailers were shown across America, I was so excited... thrilled.  This movies was the ladies' version of "The Hangover" and was produced by Judd Apatow, so my excitement was brewing.  I finally had the opportunity to watch the movie and I have to say it did not meet any of my expectations... don't get me wrong it was a great movie, I was simply expecting the gut busting experience that I had when I saw "The Hangover" for the first time.


The basis of this film is the dread that every girl feels when her friend is getting married, the role of bridesmaid.  It becomes even more of a challenge when you are asked to be the Maid of Honor.  I have been fortunate to have had pretty good experiences in all of the weddings that I have been a part of, but I have heard several horror stories of other ladies.  The main character of Annie Walker (Kristen Wiig) has been asked by her childhood best friend Lillian (Maya Rudolph) to be her maid of honor.  She is honored of course, but also knows how broke she is... she lost a business, let's herself be a doormat when it comes to guys, has horrible roommates and the list could go on.  The one constant  and bright spot in her life is her friendship with Lillian.


The challenge is worsen at the engagement party when Annie meets Helen.  Helen is the super-model-esque wife of Lillian's fiance's boss.  Unbeknown to Annie, Lillian and Helen have had some quality girl time and Helen feels that she is truly the best friend to Lillian. Here comes the competition... Annie feels the threat and pressure from Helen, who has tons more money and influence and makes Lillian feel like a princess.  Annie's life also takes some drastic turns, but there is a silver lining that she does not know how to address or even deal with.  She becomes more and more frustrated with everything and great bridesmaids outings slowly turn into disasters.  Can her friendship survive? Will she turn her own situation around? You just have to make sure you watch the movie to find out.


As I had previously mentioned, it was not what I expected but I sincerely enjoyed the movie and would watch it again.  Melissa McCarthy casting and performance as Megan was dead on and she deserved the Oscar nod that came her way.  She does steal the scenes, but you will enjoy watching all of them.

I give this movie a 8 out of 10.

Next up is the movie "The Heart Specialist."