Bridesmaids

I saw the movie Bridesmaids a couple weeks ago, and it was pretty funny. I love watching Kristen Wiig on SNL, so I was excited to see this film where she was both star and co-writer.  It seems that the film has been successful at the box office so far, and I hope it continues grossing some more money as it has recently crossed the $160 million mark, which does qualify it as a hit, but I think they deserve a little more.

Kristen Wiig really carries this movie as a down-on-her-luck single woman whose best friend (Maya Rudolph) is getting married, and while she is picked to be the Maid of Honor, she doesn't fit in with her friend's more affluent social circle, and she is especially upstaged by Helen, played with bitchy aplomb by Rose Bryne. Helen is a perfectionist who takes over the wedding plans and has the resources to accommodate her expensive tastes and ideas. Since she doesn't know the bride as well, she steals Kristen's ideas and fulfills them on a much larger scale.  The supporting cast is very strong, with funny performances from Melissa McCarthy (who is full of surprises), Jon Hamm, and Ellie Kemper. Wendi McClendon-Covey is also very funny as Maya's droll older cousin. The movie isn't incredibly raunchy for an R-rated movie as would be expected, the rating seems to be more for the language than for any visuals, although the movie opens with a sex scene.

The trailers and promotional material seem to include scenes that are not in the actual movie.  I hope the DVD will include extended or deleted scenes. This really is a comedy about friendships and relationships and I hope Kristen Wiig gets to star in more movies as a result, instead of being just a featured player in Judd Apatow projects, as she has the talent to carry a whole film.