The award nominations speak for themselves

Rating: 10/10 (19 January 2020)

Contrary to all the negative flack that this movie received on this site, it garnered quite a following a quite a number of award nominations, Oscars and Golden Globes included. The bad reviews use words like "class" - and overly uptight terms like "bathroom scenes" or "pooh scenes" which caused audience members to "cover their eyes". This leads me to the natural conclusion that those who disliked the movie are somewhat of a conservative crowd who want women to behave a certain way and dislike ballsy humor. Perhaps they expected something fluffier because it starred women in pink dresses. Perhaps they feel that women shouldn't be this crass or sarcastic; that only men should be allowed to behave this way. Well, for once, women in film stopped acting like Hollywood caricatures and started acting like real women who I know and love. THAT'S why people react so favorably and appreciate this movie. For once, men weren't the raucous, offensive ones in the spotlight while women were relegated to being clumsy or having their skirts blown up. Aren't you tired of female comedies in which the lead protagonist is funny because she falls? I am. I stopped counting the number of trailers that feature women falling for laughs, while men get to be real and raw. Now, look, everyone appreciates a different kind of humor. Everyone is entitled to their opinion. I tend to appreciate more sarcastic and often offensive material that challenges the norm. For that reason, this movie is right up my alley. If you want a feel-good tampon commercial, this isn't it. This movie is for people who are tired of seeing women act prim and proper. It's for people who know that real women can be proper if they choose, but some are also just like this and they're finally being depicted in the movies. If men made this movie, we wouldn't be having a debate about it. Their behavior would be totally acceptable. I knew what to expect from this movie and I got it - and then some. They went above and beyond my expectation. If you didn't realize that a comedy starring this particular cast would be offensive, then you've been living under a rock. That's like going to see Kathy Griffin or Margaret Cho and expecting a church sermon. That's YOUR bad. And to the person who thought it was unrealistically annoying that someone would lose control of the decision-making for their own wedding... have you ever actually been involved in a wedding? I have. Many of them. And that really does happen. Stress, pressure from family, it gets away from you faster than you know and takes on a life of its own.