Bridesmaids

Just watched Bridesmaids. It’s lewd, it’s crude, and it’s some pretty funny stuff. This is the first wedding movie I’ve seen in a long time that moved me to tears (though to be fair, I’m a real sucker for toilet humor).

This flick is about the engagement and lead-up to the wedding for Lillian (Maya Rudolph) and her eternally unattached maid-of-honor/best-friend-since-childhood Annie (Kristen Wiig). Other bridesmaids are Rita (Wendi McLendon-Covey) and Becca (Ellie Kemper) whose relationship to Lillian I didn’t quite catch, and also Helen (Rose Byrne) who is in the same country club as her husband-to-be and Megan (Melissa McCarthy) who is the groom’s sister. There’s a power struggle between maid-of-honor Annie, who is not having the most exciting life up to this point and isn’t terribly wealthy, and Helen, who is a new best friend of Lillian and who is also rather rich. We’re also treated to some fun bits with Officer Rhodes (Chris O’Dowd of The IT Crowd).

There were many funny moments and I was routinely laughing throughout, but for my money, Melissa McCarthy’s Megan stole the show. She was a riot. So, if you enjoyed shows along the lines of 40 Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up, this was a hoot. Give it a view.