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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 honour whose life unravels 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 honour. 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.
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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 honour. 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.
Special Features:
- Unrated/Extended Feature
- Cholodecki's Commercial Spot #1
- Deleted Scenes
- Line-o-rama
- Extended/Alternate Scenes
- Gag Reel
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
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The one star I have given this is for Chris O'Dowd. I would normally associate him with commedy but in this pathetic film his role was the only one that was vaguely right and he played the part perfectly straight and extremely well.
As for the rest of the film where do I start?
This was less of a film and more of a series of one-line jokes that weren't remotely funny and were not effectively linked together and absolutely none of them had even the merest relationship with reality. You would expect at least some attempt to take the norm and mishape it but this didn't happen. The basic concept of 'my new best friend' is reminiscent of the playground. That in itself is not a fault but it failed to deliver.
Characters were less than shallow and if you were to ask me now to name any of them I couldn't, they were so instantly forgettable.
Some of the potentially genuine aspects were very badly handled with a joke at the expense of the character for example the fat, ugly bridesmaid played by Melissa McCarthy. Instead of making the serious points that were implied it really was a bad taste dig at the character and that Ms McCarthy chose to play the part as a copy of David Brent is mystifying. I had watched the film largely because of the hype and in anticipation of Ms McCarthy's performance and her role and the script were awful though I did admire how she was able to get her leg so high (in the airplane).
I even watched the scenes that had been deleted and they got that right as they were woeful too.
And what exactly was the point of the cupcake scene?
As for the rest of the film where do I start?
This was less of a film and more of a series of one-line jokes that weren't remotely funny and were not effectively linked together and absolutely none of them had even the merest relationship with reality. You would expect at least some attempt to take the norm and mishape it but this didn't happen. The basic concept of 'my new best friend' is reminiscent of the playground. That in itself is not a fault but it failed to deliver.
Characters were less than shallow and if you were to ask me now to name any of them I couldn't, they were so instantly forgettable.
Some of the potentially genuine aspects were very badly handled with a joke at the expense of the character for example the fat, ugly bridesmaid played by Melissa McCarthy. Instead of making the serious points that were implied it really was a bad taste dig at the character and that Ms McCarthy chose to play the part as a copy of David Brent is mystifying. I had watched the film largely because of the hype and in anticipation of Ms McCarthy's performance and her role and the script were awful though I did admire how she was able to get her leg so high (in the airplane).
I even watched the scenes that had been deleted and they got that right as they were woeful too.
And what exactly was the point of the cupcake scene?
15 of 17 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Okay, not the best movie of 2011, but definitely one of the funniest. (There's obviously no need to warn anybody that this is a "chick-flik" and may not cross the gender gap.) Kristen Wiig, a talented cast member of America's Saturday Night Live, is spot on with her first lead role in a movie. Wiig's character, Annie, is very real and we empathize with her as everything spins out of control. Maya Rudolph, another Satuday Night alumn, is also very good. This is not the "Casablanca" of comedies, but it's a hoot!
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
Genuinely hilarious comedy which I was persuaded to see by the avalanche the positive critical reviews. As someone practically allergic to rom-coms I was apprehensive, but the magnificent Kristen Wiig has successfully managed to co-write and star in something that successfully appeals to men as well as women.
Wiig had an excellent cameo in Knocked Up but is best known for her Saturday Night Live work in the States. Here she puts in a quite magnificent performance in what is essentially a much cruder and far funnier version of Bridget Jones. Worth seeing just for the superb set-pieces, ie the dress fitting scene, the flight to Vegas and the row in the jewellers, all laugh-out-loud moments of brilliance.
Of course it is still a rom-com so there's a schmaltzy and predictable ending. It is also a tad long in my opinion - the final 40 minutes needed some much tighter editing while other parts feel a bit rushed. It is very sad that Jill Clayburgh, who plays Wiig's character's mum in the movie, died shortly after the movie was finished. Out of respect, some of her cruder lines were cut - absolutely the correct decision but from a filmgoer's position a pity as her performance is terrific and it would have been great to see more of it.
The ever-reliable and versatile Sydneysider Rose Byrne is brilliantly cast as the the nemesis bridesmaid - a world away from her previous roles in the likes of Danny Boyle's Sunshine and the recent horror Insidious. The same can't be said for the pointless inclusion of Matt Lucas who landed the role after his own appearances on Saturday Night Live - but his scenes add nothing to the movie and could easily have been cut.
These various quibbles aside, this is highly recommended. It is not as ground-breaking and original as some have suggested - but it is by far the funniest movie I've seen in a long, time time.
Wiig had an excellent cameo in Knocked Up but is best known for her Saturday Night Live work in the States. Here she puts in a quite magnificent performance in what is essentially a much cruder and far funnier version of Bridget Jones. Worth seeing just for the superb set-pieces, ie the dress fitting scene, the flight to Vegas and the row in the jewellers, all laugh-out-loud moments of brilliance.
Of course it is still a rom-com so there's a schmaltzy and predictable ending. It is also a tad long in my opinion - the final 40 minutes needed some much tighter editing while other parts feel a bit rushed. It is very sad that Jill Clayburgh, who plays Wiig's character's mum in the movie, died shortly after the movie was finished. Out of respect, some of her cruder lines were cut - absolutely the correct decision but from a filmgoer's position a pity as her performance is terrific and it would have been great to see more of it.
The ever-reliable and versatile Sydneysider Rose Byrne is brilliantly cast as the the nemesis bridesmaid - a world away from her previous roles in the likes of Danny Boyle's Sunshine and the recent horror Insidious. The same can't be said for the pointless inclusion of Matt Lucas who landed the role after his own appearances on Saturday Night Live - but his scenes add nothing to the movie and could easily have been cut.
These various quibbles aside, this is highly recommended. It is not as ground-breaking and original as some have suggested - but it is by far the funniest movie I've seen in a long, time time.
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