I Must Have Missed Something

Rating: Null/10 (22 October 2011)

Bridesmaids (2011)
** (out of 4)
Annie (Fristen Wiig) finds her life falling apart all around her once her business goes down the drain. Not only that but she's stuck with two horrible roommates, has no money, a crummy job and is in a relationship with a guy who wants one thing only. Annie thinks everything is about to change when her lifelong friend announces she's getting married and wants her to be the maid of honor but soon Annie finds herself battling with one of the bridesmaids. I'll have to admit right now that I'm really not sure what all the hype was about. I'm sure some might say that the humor just escaped me because I'm a male but I think that would be tad bit unfair. I mean, I'm sure plenty of women enjoy male-buddy movies so I really don't think ones sex should matter. I had really high hopes for this comedy but throughout the movie it just seemed like I kept waiting for something funny to happen. There were a few scenes that had a smile on my face but there wasn't a single time where I really laughed out loud. I think the biggest problem I had with the comedy was that it was just so forced and so fake that not for a second could I find it funny. Just take a look at a sequence where the women are shopping for dresses after eating at a restaurant. They end up getting food poisoning and need to rush the bathroom but there's only one toilet with three women fighting over it. This is the gross-out scene that all R-rated comedies must have these days but it doesn't work. Also, there's a scene later in the movie where the group is on a plane and Annie, the only one stuck in coach, ends up getting the plane landed because of her actions. I won't spoil what she does exactly but once again it's just so over-the-top that you can't take it serious or laugh at it. I found the entire story to have wannabe touching scenes but none of them worked because they were just so corny and by the numbers. I mean, is there anyone alive whose not going to see the ending coming? The one spark in the film came from Chris O'Dowd who plays an officer who starts a relationship with Annie. I thought the quieter moments between the two were the best parts of the film and it's a shame they didn't have more of it. With all of that said, BRIDESMAIDS is still an easy film to sit back and watch. It's certainly not horrible but I just think it should have been better. Considering it was a huge hit obviously many people loved it but I'm just not one of them.