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Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey ... see more see more... , Ellie Kemper , Jill Clayburgh , Chris O'Dowd , Rebel Wilson , Michael Hitchcock , Matt Lucas , Tim Heidecker , Terry Crews , Tom Yi , Elaine Kao , Kali Hawk , Joseph A. Nuņez , Greg Tuculescu , Steve Bannos , Hugh Dane , Franklyn Ajaye , Lynne Marie Stewart , Andy Buckley , Molly Buffington , Matt Bennett , Nancy Carell , Melanie Hutsell , Eloy Casados , Jessica St. Clair , Dana Powell , Mitch Silpa , Annie Mumolo , Ben Falcone , Angelica Acedo , David Hoffman , Jillian Bell , Ariane Price , Frederik Hamel , Richard Riehle , Jimmy Brogan , Carnie Wilson , Chynna Phillips , Wendy Dawn Wilson , Jon Hamm

This spring, Universal Pictures and producer Judd Apatow (Knocked Up, The 40-Year-Old Virgin) invite you to experience Bridesmaids. Kristen Wiig leads the cast as Annie, a maid of honor whose life unr... read more read more...avels as she leads her best friend, Lillian (Maya Rudolph), and a group of colorful bridesmaids (Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey and Ellie Kemper) on a wild ride down the road to matrimony. Annie's life is a mess. But when she finds out her lifetime best friend is engaged, she simply must serve as Lillian's maid of honor. Though lovelorn and broke, Annie bluffs her way through the expensive and bizarre rituals. With one chance to get it perfect, she'll show Lillian and her bridesmaids just how far you'll go for someone you love. -- (C) Universal

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R, 2 hr. 5 min.

Directed by: Paul Feig

Release Date: May 13, 2011

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  • cosmo313
    May 23, 2013
    cosmo313
    This might feature a mostly female cast and involve the road to a wedding as the main plot, but this is most certainly not a chick flick. It is instead a very funny, terrifically acted story about female companionship, and all the wacky shenanigans that can happen when a diverse... read more bunch of women get together to try to make a friend's special day very special. It's also quite vulgar, but not overbearingly so.

    The film follows Annie, whose life is not going well. She used to have her own bakery, but the recession killed that, so she's near broke, working a dead end job, has a crappy car, an awkward living situation, and an equally awkward romantic life. When her childhood best friend Lillian announces her engagement and makes her the maid of honor, Annie finds her life getting even more complicated and messy, especially when she starts butting heads with Helen- Lillian's new best friend and the mother of all bridesmaidzillas.

    When I first heard about this film, I shrugged it off as being The Hangover, but with women, and didn't have much high hopes for it. As I began to hear more about it, I started to change my mind. Now that I've seen it, I'm so glad I gave it a chance. It's gotten so much buzz, a lot of it earned, but even though this isn't that great or the masterpiece a lot of people make it out to be, it's still a really good and highly entertaining piece of work.

    I've enjoyed Kristen Wiig for a few years now, but this one really seals the deal for her being a comedic force that needs to be reckoned with. She and her co-write deliver a sharp and witty script, and she really shows her range and chops here as Annie, doing a wonderful job being drunk, playing a sad sack, and selling the more dramatic and emotional parts of the story as well. Yes, that;s right, the film isn't all outrageousness and raunch. It tries pulling at the heart as well, and mostly succeeds there, too.

    Wiig is great, but it's some of the supporters who really steal the show here, especially Melissa McCarthy as Megan- the groom's sister who is basically the Zach Galifianakis here, and Jon Hamm as Ted- Annie's amazingly sleazy friend with benefits. Chris O'Dowd is good as a friendly cop who rather manages to avoid most rom com cliches, and I just really appreciated the amazing chemistry between all of the women. The really sell their relationships here.

    The film is quite good, but, as I alluded to, it's not perfect, and even a tad overrated. For one thing, it's overlong and just drags on with just a whiff of fumes by the time the end credits roll. The film starts to take chances and I was hoping it would surprise me and be original, but no, it basically ends how you figure it will. I was surprised though that it didn't at times play out like I thought it would, even though it does so by the end. Also, it's not nearly as raunchy and envelope pushing as it could have been (or that I was anticipating). It's rather awkward and uncomfortable on occasion, but that's actually a pro, not a con, even though it makes some of it difficult to sit through.

    All in all, this is a very funny, very strong effort that set a lot of things right, but unfortunately doesn't have enough steam to keep it flying high all the way through. You should see it though, and here's to hoping that Wiig will both pen and star in more films to come.
  • aquateen2
    May 3, 2013
    aquateen2
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  • romy861
    December 1, 2012
    romy861
    Good comedy - just the scene in the bridal shop alone is worth watching it for, I couldn't stop laughing, and I'm not someone who generally laughs hysterically during a movie. On the downside, it is a little too long, and bits of it don't work, but it's still vastly superior to ... read moremany chick flicks. Cast are good - Melissa McCarthy is a bit gross here (I really do like her, don't get me wrong), but the character is icky - I think she is meant to be mind you! Rose Byrne didn't overly convince me either - she is also a bit yucky here. (Again, I don't mind her, but not convinced this is her best role). Maya Rudolph is a little meh. Kristen Wiig steals the show here as Annie. Really the most pathetic female rom com lead in a while - would feel sorry for her if I wasn't so busy cringing at some of the stuff she does! Surprisingly, Chris O'Dowd makes a decent romantic lead in a dorky kind of way and Jill Clayburgh works well as Annie's mum. They really look a bit alike too!
    Worth a look, might even be a chick flick you can get a guy to watch with you!
  • Deano78
    August 6, 2012
    Deano78
    I surprisingly found this a lot funnier than I expected despite all the good reviews. There are plenty of very funny scenes with a funny cast assembled. It also has a slight feel-good factor to it by the end as well with out being to Rom-comy!
  • fb100001592288964
    August 2, 2012
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    I use to claim this as one of the best comedies of 2011, but the way too high critical acclaim and immense popularity has made it quite overrated. I mean come on, Best Original Screenplay and Supporting Actress nominees for the Oscars? Puh-lease.
  • fb1686480544
    August 1, 2012
    fb1686480544
    Funny.
  • paulsandberg
    July 14, 2012
    paulsandberg
    The best comedies take the commonplace, everyday things and poke fun at them. With Bridesmaids, you have the rituals of an upcoming wedding - something that somehow resonates deep within a woman's psyche - as fodder for Kristen Wiig's sharp witted screenplay.

    If the upcoming ... read moreevent was the entire focus of the film it would probably fall into the morass of so many Adam Sandler type films - comedy without a purpose - but here there is a much deeper story as Wiig's character spirals downward, repeatedly getting her tail kicked by life. This tale would seem to be at odds with the comic premise, however here it gives the film depth and makes the jokes and skits seem natural and unforced (for the most part), instead of the be all, end all, point of the film. It also gives the opportunity to examine life choices and goals from a woman's perspective, and while some of the characters are archtypes, they still provide ample opportunities to look inside what women want.

    Wiig's performance here is a strong one, though some of her confrontational scenes seem a bit too "in your face", but surely you can't deny her comic timing and chops. There is a long extended scene that occurs during an airplane flight that shows off Wiig's comic abilities as both a writer and comedian - it is almost worth the price of admission by itself.

    But the film isn't all Wiig, as there are strong supporting players as well, from Rose Byrne's portrayal of the lonely rich girl, to a tour de force by Melissa McCarthy as the female oddball, echoing Galifanikas in The Hangover films.

    There are some incongruities here, as the start of the film where Wiig spends the night with her "F**K buddy" and then in the morning is asked to leave - which she does on foot... umm, she walked there? Or did he pick her up and then couldn't be bothered to offer her a ride home (he couldn't be that callous could he? I mean, she was not supposed to have spent the night, so ... he was going to kick her out in the middle of the night - yeah, thanks for the honey, hope you don't get mugged while walking home...).
    But that's just nit-picking, and besides, it allows for a very funny exit scene with Wiig riding atop an electronic gate.

    The film is a bit raw and potty mouthed, but really, the grosser moments are within the bounds of the film's tenor and not there for gross out effect. Especially funny is when one of the bridesmaids yells at her kids to "watch your F**King language!"

    Of course as humor is so subjective, there are jokes that work and one's that, for me anyway, didn't. I felt that the one-upmanship that took place at the engagement dinner was initially funny, but went on a bit too long, and the extended scene where Wiig tries to get the help of her maybe boyfriend police officer by performing illegal driving acts was absurd and trying too hard - though I did smile at the lowrider pass.

    Overall there is the story of a real person with real, raw feelings (though I couldn't help but think that Wiig's character forgot that the wedding ritual was all about her friend and not about Wiig - which was eventually pointed out by said friend). That there happened to be a very funny film built around Wiig's character is what gives the film its strength - a very solid effort.
  • itsjustme2004
    June 19, 2012
    itsjustme2004
    Funny stuff!!! A chick flick Hangover style movie, with a bit of romantic comedy thrown in.
  • rubystevens
    June 3, 2012
    rubystevens
    hated.........sooooooo.........much
  • fb100000040220993
    May 31, 2012
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    This movie could be considered the female equivalent of "The Hangover". That might not be a fair comparison, since it isn't nearly as good. "Bridesmaids", is however, a very worthwhile comedy. There are some borderline "chick-flick" scenes that I can do without. That said, wh... read moreen the movie focuses on it's raunchy and inappropriate sense of humor, it more than succeeds. There are moments that had me laughing very hard, and that's all that you should ask for from one of these movies.

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Critic Reviews

Leah Rozen
October 7, 2011
Leah Rozen, The Wrap

The movie won't change your life or grab a fistful of Oscar nominations come next winter. But it will make you laugh, hard and often, and it proves that sometimes girls just want to have fun. Full Review

Tom Huddleston
June 22, 2011
Tom Huddleston, Time Out

An effortless blend of bad taste and good humour with a wholly believable, often very touching emotional core, all centred around one of the finest star-making comic performances in recent memory. Full Review

David Denby
May 23, 2011
David Denby, New Yorker

The movie is uneven and lurching, but it provides many laughs. Full Review

Tom Charity
May 14, 2011
Tom Charity, CNN.com

Bridesmaids is a stiletto-sharp, raunchy, no-holds-barred yuk-fest that stands as a worthy female counterpart to the likes of Wedding Crashers and The Hangover. Full Review

Peter Rainer
May 13, 2011
Peter Rainer, Christian Science Monitor

Wiig has terrific audience rapport, a prerequisite for comics, and a squiggly way of seeming totally reasonable and altogether daft at the same time. Full Review

Tom Long
May 13, 2011
Tom Long, Detroit News

The only question is: Will Kristen Wiig ever be this good again? The answer is, let's hope so. Bridesmaids rocks. Hopefully, a movie star is born. Full Review

Siri Agrell
May 13, 2011
Siri Agrell, Globe and Mail

In the end, Bridesmaids is touching and funny and a tiny bit sickening. Just like a real wedding. Full Review

Ella Taylor
May 13, 2011
Ella Taylor, NPR

The warring impulses within Wiig set a wonderfully skittish tone for the painfully hilarious new movie Bridesmaids, a screwy tale of female friendship and wedding planning from hell. Full Review

Stephen Whitty
May 13, 2011
Stephen Whitty, Newark Star-Ledger

It's not a movie for people looking for a decorous night at the movies. It is a film, though, for folks eager for some good dirty jokes, some refreshingly real female characters - and, just maybe, a n... Full Review

Joe Morgenstern
May 13, 2011
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal

If this is only a chick flick, then call me a chick. Full Review

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    • Megan: Because you are the problem, Annie. And you are the solution.
    • Annie: Help me I'm poor...
    • Megan: This is some classy sh-... [burp]
    • Megan: I want to apologize. I'm not even confident on which end that came out of.
    • Annie's Mistaken Fella: Do you wanna go for a walk later?
    • Annie: Oh! I can't.
    • Brynn: Ohh.. that's prickly.
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