Hilarious comedy about a maid-of-honour, whose happiness for her best friend’s upcoming nuptials, is spoilt by her own life’s constant despair.
Taken on face value, Bridesmaids appears as the worst of Chick-Flick syndrome - a mainstream title, an obnoxious poster, and a subject matter that just screams noughties decadence. However, this film delivers on so many levels, and the fact that it subverts the genre, and would have given plenty of doe-eyes couples a shock in the cinema, makes it even more appealing.
Kristen Wiig (co-writer of the film) plays the aforementioned maid-of-honour with the tragic life, Annie, whose disappointments include: a bakery business which was shut down during the recession, an ignorant sex-buddy who treats her like a maid, and a job selling jewellery to loved-up couples whom she offers her “expert” counsel. So when her best friend announces she is engaged, Annie is at once thrilled at the news, but also heart achingly reminded of her life’s misery.
Bridesmaids benefits from some brilliant improvised banter between the characters which separates it from other, more glossy wedding movies, whilst the vulgar language and crude moments place it within the contemporary comedy movement (alongside a bevy of Katherine Heigl movies).
A couple of British actors make a worthwhile appearance, such as Matt Lucas as Annie’s disturbed room-mate, and Chris O’Dowd as the movie’s hero-in-waiting.
If you want a genuinely funny comedy, with plenty of romantic overtones, this is a gem.
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