Dir: Paul Feig
Starring: Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Chris O'Dowd.
One of 2011's most highly anticipated comedies, Bridesmaids is being hailed as this years The Hangover (despite the sequel The Hangover 2).
It follows childhood friends Annie (Wiig) and Lillian (Rudolph) as they prepare for Lillian's wedding, with Annie as the maid of honour. However, everything planned by Annie goes from bad to progessively worse.
Unfortunately, like the original Hangover, Bridesmaids see's all of the funniest parts already shown in the trailer. However, as with the Hangover, some of the scenes seen in the trailer are hilarious in their full extended glory, especially the bridal shop scene.
Whilst I liked the simple and effective humour of the film, I am not a fan of 'cringe-comedy', which is the main focus of one of the scenes, it doesn't detract from the overall value of the film.
This film is a lot better than the first Hangover (which I personally felt was over-rated and not as funny as everyone raved), Bridesmaids is definitely going to be a box office smash with fans of films such as The Hangover and chick flicks alike.
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