This is not just a chic flick

Rating: 6/10 (3 June 2011)

First of all, this is not just a "chic flick." Certainly, the out loud laughter in the movie theater seemed to more weighted from the young men in the audience. It is an hour and half of good comedy in the genre of Saturday Night Live. Not surprising since the screen writer and the star of the movie is Kristen Wiig. She is Annie, the bests friend of Lillian (Maya Rudolph),the bride to be. Annie's own life is not quite on track especially guy wise and job wise . She is asked to be the maid of honor but encounters Helen (Rose Bryne) who is a recent friend of the bride and seems to have things together including great ideas for the wedding party, wedding dress and just about everything else. There are some great physical comedy bits and lots of clever lines with some very fine comedic acting especially by Ms. Wiig and Melissa McCarthy who plays Megan, the bridesmaid who is as tough as nails but with a heart of gold. There is also an amusing sex scene and a wild escapade on an airplane. Perhaps some things are a little too far fetched as we are asked to believe that a state trooper albeit one from Wisconsin, (Chris O'Dowd)-the true love interest of Annie- would drive around in his patrol car with a girl in whom he was interested. Although you are seeing the movie for its comedy, you are also given a sharp satire that also raises questions about the extremes people go to in planning the wedding event (picking the dress, the batchelorette party and how the girls support or don't support each other.) Of course the ending is predictable and there are additional comedy pieces interspersed during the titles at the end. After all it is that kind of film. (2011)Filmrap.net