Bridesmaids

A breath of fresh air in so many ways. Clearly, there are not enough chick buddy films. Hopefully, there will be more now. And maybe it won't even have to be part of the Judd Apatow factory.

Things I liked:

- Sookie I've missed you! Melissa McCarthy needs her own movie.

- The Wilson Phillips gag was funny.

- Some really funny slapstick moments.

- The whole vibe of the movie.

So what didn't I love?

- Too long as usual, Judd Apatow style.

- The Richie Rich characters were so boring and poorly written.

- Even with the gag scenes, it felt a little too safe for me.

- A lot of it was very awkwardly (in a bad way) set up and some of it just wasn't as funny as it thought it was - case in point was the excruciatingly not funny scene with Kristin Wiig and Rose Bryne trying to one up each other with their speeches at the party. I would have expected Paul Feig, the Freaks and Geeks mastermind, to shoot awkward scenes well.

All in all, I'd give this a solid B to B+ rating but I wanted something in the A territory. I hope this doesn't mean I hate women. I mean, that Jon Hamm was such a jerk, right? Right?

Directed by Paul Feig

2011

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