- It’s kind of refreshing to see something with raunchy, upsetting humour and not have it simultaneously consisting of rape jokes or sexist undertones. Score one for the ladies?
- I feel like there were one or two too many bridesmaids, not because people don’t have excessive numbers of bridesmaids in real life but because it was too many characters to juggle in a way that made them all relevant to the story.
- I can’t tell if they were actually trying to make any comment on the wedding industrial complex. The wedding itself was pointedly ridiculous in a way that suggested they were mocking it, but the rest of the wedding-related antics weren’t funny due to anything inherent to the dress shopping or the bridal shower or the bachelorette, etc. At any rate, the wedding itself is mostly a macguffin; when was the last time you saw a movie revolving around a wedding that didn’t contain obnoxious scenes with the bride melting down over napkin colours or gift registries, etc.? Hell, even the dress shopping was relatively low-key and didn’t involve a bad montage of HIDEOUS FASHION SHOW à la 27 Dresses.
- Rhodes was pretty adorable, though I kept thinking of Chris O’Dowd using his bastard voice from The I.T. Crowd. He’s just a lonely loner on the lonely road. Alone.
- I know we’re supposed to side with Rhodes in the scene where he sweetly sets out all the baking supplies for Annie, but I gotta say that, as someone who has ruined many things she’s enjoyed by trying to capitalize on them in some way, I too probably would have been really annoyed if someone hadn’t listened to me when I told them I was done with [insert interest/talent here]. Sorry, gotta side with Annie on this one, harsh as it may seem.
- John Hamm makes a really good douchebag face.
- From the new and different files, there was a major character with a male spouse who didn’t have a single line. Seriously. Helen’s husband, the former CFO of Dunder Mifflin, showed up quite frequently at various parties but didn’t say a word.
- I don’t know why, but I thought the Wilson Phillips cameo was hilarious.
- Some scenes went on a little too long but, hey, if you’re getting base laughs from something, might as well milk it for all it’s worth.
- The number of “I’m not sexist, but” comments on the IMDB forums for this movie is outstanding. P.S. I’m not sexist, but women just aren’t funny! Oh I see.
- Overall I thought this was pretty funny but two hours later something about it is depressing me.
Bridesmaids
Way funnier than I was expecting.
IMDB Plot Synopsis Picked as her best friend's maid of honor, lovelorn and broke Annie looks to bluff her way through the expensive and bizarre rituals with an oddball group of bridesmaids.
Completely agree with your review. Also, who knew Rose Byrne could play an annoying character like that? I was certainly impressed.