if you liked the ensemble style and humour of The 40 Year Old Virgin, you'll love Bridesmaids

Rating: Null/10 (10 September 2015)

I never see films in theatres, in fact, the number of 'new' films I will see if pretty low.
But, since Bridesmaid's release, I've only heard positive things about it, and, of the main cast, I love Maya Rudolph and Ms. Wiig (though, as odd as it may seem, I've NEBER - Ever caught them on SNL), and I know that several lesser-knows of the central core have since gone on to their own successes, so, given this, I said, 'why not, ' and sat down with Bridesmaids.
What I really enjoy about Bridesmaids, is its a terrific platform for women comedians to shine. Their definitely not 'lady-like, p' they think, talk just as raunchy as men, and it's great to see a great cross-section of types of humour - gross-out, top
In a way, Bridesmaids seems to me to be a book-end to The 40 Year-Old Virgin. Not in story, but, in style, both films were made by funny, talented people, and it shows Like 40 YYOV, there's tons of throw-away lines, just, rapid-fire humour, and it comes from the oddest places.
All the bridesmaids have different styles, different styles of humour, I.e., the slutty, miserable housewife ('I can get cocaine from my hair dress'), the straight-laced, practically lives in a bubble, the blue-collar, slightly insane one, and then the three 'main ones.'
Some of the jokes may leave you scratching your head, wondering; 'that sounds familiar,' like when Annie mentions she's a very hot date named 'George Glass.' That was the 'boyfriend' Jan Brady made up, when she was doing on of her 'pay attention to me' schticks, on The Brady Bunch.
When Annie goes to a guy named Peter's home, she's stuck waiting for Peter in his living room, and her company - Peter's kid.
The one-liners which come out of his mouth had me in stitches, and would make Henny Youngman blush. I'm certain you will be laughing as well.
The ensemble cast contains such wonderful people, who excel in all manner of comedy, like Rebel Wilson and Matt Lucas, two of my favourites from seeing them years ago, and, who I've loved. They're a pair of very odd brother/sister who share an apartment with Annie, and though they're not main characters, their on-screen time is hysterical.
One especially great thing, I must credit to Ms, McCarthy and a speech she makes later in the film, regarding the cruelty she suffered in high school. I'm NOT condoning bullying, or any such thing, but, the bigger point ,out parents today miss, is - you MUST - M-U-S-T - let your children fall for themselves.
As Ms. McCarthy said (not relating verbatim, just the points), she was picked on, dusted herself off, and did the BEST she could, and OVERCAME.
Too many parents think protecting - isolating - their kids from REALITY is good.
It sure isn't.
The world ISN'T your home. No one other than immediate family will treat you, or care about you, or yours, as YOU do.
People MUST get 'scabs.'
Parents let their kids scream in restaurants which Aren't 'family friendly,' and expect everyone to 'put up with it.'
WRONG!
You - YOU - MUST teach your children how to ACT IN THE REAL WORLD, because no one is their 'mommy, daddy,' aside from YOU.
I may sound like I'm going off the topic, but, I'm not. This film is about accepting yourself - not letting what others say, or think about you make you feel less about yourself.
But, that means you must start somewhere, and that place is childhood, because kids NEED their parents to TEACH them about LIFE.
I real Y applaud the makers of this fil. For having such a varied spectrum of types of people - quirks, personalities, etc.
It shows you, people are not 'cookie cut-outs.'
We're all different, but, we all have emotions, and we need to understand them, so, we can move forward.
We're all different, but, as this movie shows, that doesn't mean we can't care for one another.
I want you to enjoy this as much as I did.
My only complaint is for a well thought-out, and planned film, written by people with actual brains, was the 'telegraphing' of where the plot was going.
By 'telegraphing,' I mean the obviousness - the set-up of what's going to happen couldn't be any more obviously clear, then p, if someone had smacked me on the head with a mallet.
I knew early on what would happen, and, while I don't think most of you will, I do think that definitely before the film's 1/3 over, you'll come to the same conclusion.
Not that, in this film, is that fully a negative, but, you've got a premise: after suffering personal setbacks, personally, and professionally, a best friend's getting married.
All-in-all, I still enjoyed this film, not so much for the (what I felt to be) the obviousness of the plot's layout, but, for the humour - which never stops.
I enjoyed it, and, I'll say that, if you saw The 40 Year Old Virgin, and you enjoy an ensemble cast of comedians, you'll definitely have fun with Bridesmaids, as well.