Bridesmaids - 22nd May 2012

So, we are here again. It doesn't seem a week since the last TNiFN, but  yes the weeks roll by.
Tonight, we slip back into the pink, fluffy and cosy world of the chick flick, as we check out the 2011 comedy;

Bridesmaids

OK the plot is very similar to other movies akin to this one. Annie (Kristen Wiig) and Lillian (Maya Rudolph) have been best friends for ever, so when Lillian gets engaged, it's Annie she turns to, to be her Maid of Honour.
However, Lillian's new friend; the rich, beautiful and influential Helen (Rose Byrne), starts to force her way between Annie and Lillian.

So, that's the basic premise. What follows is a comedic romp where we see, Annie's life start to fall apart.  Helen making all the right moves to become Lillian's best friend. And the small contingent of Bridesmaids filling in with some hilarious, sub plots and skits.

The downside to the movie was it's over two hours long and could have benefited from a bit harsher editing, chopping out some of the weaker scenes. It also took an awful long time to get going.

However, there are some memorable highlights. The changing room scene at the Bridal shop is extremely funny. Let's just say that our ladies had been to a dodgy restaurant for lunch, only for that lunch to start reappearing from all ends!

Matt Lucas makes a token appearance, which didn't add much to the story, but was a pleasant surprise. The couple of scenes with him and his on-screen sister; Brynn (Rebel Wilson) were really quite good.

However, the two characters / actors that make the movie for me are, Chris O'Dowd (The IT Crowd) who plays Annie's love interest Police Office Rhodes. O'Dowd delivers some of the better lines in the film and is an excellent foil for Annie. Although their relationship is a somewhat bitter / sweet affair, it all turns out good in the end.

Secondly, but certainly the best performance in the film for me, goes to; Melissa McCarthy, who plays Megan, a big feisty, no nonsense bridesmaid, who steals a lot of the scenes she appears in, noticeably the changing room scene mentioned earlier and some of the later scenes in the film.

All in all Bridesmaids is pretty good, it could have been a lot better if they chopped out about 30 minutes and upped the gag ratio, nevertheless, worth a watch.