It's a movie premise that's been used several times before

Rating: Null/10 (20 July 2011)

Bridesmaids is another comedy about a woman with terribly low self-esteem mainly because she's over 30, not married and doesn't have a boyfriend. A man comes along, sweeps her off her feet and then she feels good about herself and her life. It's like 27 dresses, Baby Mama, He's Just Not That Into You, The Holiday, Bridget Jones's Diary, Valentine's Day, etc.. They use clichés and stereotypes of women's insecurities as comic material, which isn't always a bad thing. Some of them work well and are funny (eg. Bridget Jones's Diary) but others are cringe-inducing and not funny at all.
Bridesmaids was in the cringe-inducing category for me. I didn't find it funny; I just felt sorry for the main character. As the movie went on she became more and more depressed and as she became more depressed she dug herself deeper and deeper into a hole. The movie's premise is one that's just gotten well worn. Here's an idea: a movie about or including a female character who's over 30 and single but nevertheless loves her life, has high self-esteem and as a character is funny because she has attitude. Movie producers, I sit waiting.