Posted by jayray in “It’s coming out like hot lava”
I’m shattered. All my life I’ve been under the impression that women don’t burp, fart, or poop. But oh do they ever. The women in Bridemaids may have started a new movement in comedy. I shit you not. Producer Judd Apatow has done it again. In 2004 he brought something fresh and new to comedy with Anchorman and now in 2011 he’s given us a chick flick that breaks the mold. No longer are raunchy comedies strictly the domain of men. Of course it doesn’t hurt that the insanely funny Kristen Wiig co-produced, co-wrote, and stars in what we here at Jay Likes Movies have declared the funniest movie of the year. While there are a few hilarious sight gags, it’s the dialogue the stands out for me. Bridemaids is one of those movies that is so funny you miss a lot of the funny lines because your laughing so hard. And yes,Virginia, I’m talking laugh until you puke and/or pass out funny.
That said, you may or may not find Bridemaids to be as funny as I did. What
may be funny to one person may be immature and crude to the next. I don’t know. I’m not a doctor. What I do know is that Kristen Wiig along with Maya Rudolph, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ellie Kemper, and Rose Byrne were fun to watch. However, I would be remiss if I did not mention that Melissa McCarthy (“Gilmore Girls” and “Mike and Molly”) absolutely stole the show as Lillian’s soon to be sister-in-law Megan. Her over the top laugh out loud performance alone is worth the price of admission.
Now comes the part where I tell you what the movie was about. So here goes. Once upon a time, there were these two best friends. We’ll call them Annie and Lillian. We’ll also say that they were played by Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph. Anywho…Lillian gets engaged and Annie’s life seems to fall apart. But then blah blah blah…happy ending. End credits. To be honest I did not pay much attention to the plot. I was just mostly waiting for the next laugh. And believe me I didn’t have to wait long.
