451th Review: Rude, Crude, and Seriously Laugh out loud funny...

Rating: 9/10 (6 September 2011)

Bridesmaids is the funniest straight-up comedy that this viewer has seen for a very, very long time. Sure, it's rude & crude, with a sentimental side, and it's all delivered with such verve that it triumphs.
The plot is exactly what the title says - Bridesmaids, and every one of them is portrayed well (We really liked Melissa McCarthy, know from the Gilmore Girls and Mike & Molly, who gives it 100% - she is the OTT character and rather than nauseate she brings her wonderful energy to this and it works). Director Paul Feig, best known for TV comedies The Office and Freaks and Geeks does a really nice job.
There is scene after scene of laugh out loud lines, and we can't remember the last time a comedy made us laugh this much, instead of just smile.
Bridesmaids is definitely not just all focused on sex and relationships, there's a good measure of life in there too. The situation comedy is nearly as sharp as the lines and generally work well - it's the wit in the script and the comic timing that really makes this though.
Honestly, if you coped with American Pie there is nothing worse here - and for my money this there is an honesty about being female, single, and over 30 that makes this more than just the laugh-fest it is.
A funny and fun film with a great ensemble cast that you'd have to have missed the last 20 years to find offensive - made us laugh....a lot.