It's a girl!

Rating: Null/10 (29 July 2011)

It turns out I'm a girl. I did not get the hype over The Hangover at all, and I laugh at a lot of anything and everything. I just found it dull, predictable, and completely forgettable. I was truly reluctant to go see Bridesmaids because it was so hyped as the woman's Hangover. Ugh. Furthermore, my own bridesmaiding memories are neither endearing nor funny. I broke down though, having gone through everything else I wanted to see in the last several months, and went. What a wonderful surprise.
I liked that it wasn't one cliché laugh after another, but very genuine huge laughs in the right places. Loved that there was an actual plot to it that was pretty real in amongst the escapades that were over the top for the laughs. If this is the girly version of the current comedies, maybe I am a girl after all.
** SPOILER ** My only criticism is maybe just a preference. I knew from right after girl met boy that boy will catch girl in the end. Too predictable / overdone. Not sure how I'd change that because I am also tired of the All Men Are Jerks themes in some 'women's' comedies, and Rhodes served to show us a decent guy who was not a pushover. Will have to think about what else can be done to prevent that predictability.
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Last comment. Love that they all looked like real people and all gorgeous.