Finally Females

Rating: 8/10 (20 May 2011)

The soulfully, relatable comedy is nicely blended with over the top crass, crude humor. The amusingly unique movie plays out from the female standpoint and mentality and that differs from movies of this kind that are typically based upon the male psyche. It is up there with the best of the irreverent, nasty comedies of this genre such as the Hangover, Knocked up and Superbad.
By creating a cynical theme, due to the melancholy, jealousy and nihilism that the friend believably feels from the occurrence of her bff getting married, a crass/slapstick comedy evolves into a dark and sophisticated one. When a Bff gets married resulting in the inevitable "growing apart" while at the same time the friend not getting married feels as though she is going nowhere a soulfully bluesy mood resonates. The acting amongst the main characters, especially their connection with each other was well done.
The assortment of side characters and bridesmaids were well developed. We really cared about these supporting characters since their own histories, and idiosyncratic personality traits created complex eccentrically believable personas. Especially amusing were the heavy set bridesmaid and the policeman.
Finally the typical plague that frequently decimates movies of the genre, the overlong sappy "tie things neatly together" moments, did not go on too long. Instead what was wisely focused on was crude, slapstick humor, developed side characters and real connections between friends.