She also gives the nervous flyer something to calm her down on a plane, leading to the film’s funniest scenes.Īt its best, Bridesmaids is proper, laugh-out-loud, sides-clutching, grin-at- your-mates funny.
The mistress of the backhanded compliment, Helen’s always on hand with a patronising comment about Annie’s bridal party preparations. The last thing Annie needs is an immaculate rich bitch upstaging her at every opportunity.
Lillian’s engagement is a wake-up call for Annie, casting a spotlight on her singledom. She may go for the wrong kind of guys but her main concern is a female friendship, and it’s this that makes Bridesmaids stand out from the regular chick-flick crowd. Annie is no clotheshorse tripping in her heels, nor is she man-obsessed. She also has a tendency for self-doubt and a problem with organisation, both of which come to the fore when she’s asked to play Maid Of Honour for Maya Rudolph’s Lillian.Ĭo-writer Wiig has created a heroine with bitterly funny, relatable character observations and a genial, down-to-earth performance. Kristen Wiig’s Annie has a blunt wit, a regular fuck-buddy (Mad Men’s Jon Hamm) and could drink Bridget Jones right under the table. Thankfully, Apatow has turned his attention to the fairer sex, although most members of this bridal party are far from coy. Meanwhile, fans of mainstream female-focused comedies have mostly been offered insipid J-Lo vehicles and Sex And The City movies. Anchorman, Superbad, The 40 Year-Old Virgin… Producer Judd Apatow has helped make the last seven years a lot funnier.
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