Not Quite The Movie I Expected

Rating: Null/10 (29 September 2011)

I'd like to say I am totally thrilled with this movie simply because it tries to be funny. Along with that I like Kristen Wiig who is not just obviously the star and one of the main writers here, but pretty much the center of the film. In that way, the title makes perfect sense.
There is a whole wedding party here but in this one, the bride takes second to the maid of honor Wiig. The story seems to center more around Wiig's character being totally unhappy and failing in everything she does for more than half the movie. While much of the film is very predictable, the humor in it sometimes comes off well, and sometimes falls flat.
Still with Kristen and the other ladies to look at, it is not all bad. Wiig gets in physical comedy starting early with the first romp with a guy. From there are several attempts at sight comedy. What to me is lacking to make the movie great is some sharp verbal comedy. While I like looking at Wiig being physical, it takes more than that to make me happy.
So I come away from this one with mixed feelings. I think the ladies might like this somewhat better as a chick flick but I feel even they might be a little disappointed. There is some pretty decent music here.
From what I see, this is Jill Clayburgh's last movie being released. Sadly she died in 2010 and in this one she is clearly in support. She only has a few scenes and is not a real factor in the film much.
The Unrated Version has some more gags in it that make it a little different a flavor than the theater including a little boy swallowing a Birth Control Pill. That actually comes off a little better than some of the theater release gags.