Bridesmaids

I expected the movie Bridesmaids to be funny and I was not disappointed — it was hilarious. I was however, a little surprised by how ribald the humor was.  The girls, it seems, can get just as down and dirty as the guys.

Kristen Wiig, of Saturday Night Live fame, co-wrote the movie and stars as Annie, old friend, maid-of-honor, and loser at love.  Helen (Rose Byrne) is the bride’s new (and perfect) friend, and the maid of honor wanna be. Bridesmaid number three, Whitney, is a mom of several small boys and would love a few days of being single. Becca, the newlywed bridesmaid, is naive but headed to naughty. But the funniest bridesmaid is Megan played by Melissa McCarthy.  Ms. McCarthy is perfectly cast as the less-than-feminine sister of the groom who is anything but uncomfortable or un-confidant around the more traditional bridesmaids.

The groom and groomsman don’t play much of a role in Bridesmaids but debonair John Hamm as Ted, a Porche-driving egotist that likes Annie for the occasional booty call, and Rhodes (Chris O’Dowd) a renaissance cop, fill the men’s roles nicely.

This movie has been called the female version of The Hangover and that’s a fair comparison. There is also a debate over whether or not Bridesmaids is a chick flick. This is a tough one. If The Hangover is not a guy movie then Bridesmaids is not a chick flick. But the fact remains: it’s a little tough watching the opposite sex expose their bawdy side in such a big way.

I really liked this movie and I’m tempted to give it four Q’s. However,  I had to cover my eyes during a bathroom scene and the movie was ten to fifteen minutes too long, so the very funny Bridesmaids gets:  QQQq