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The delightful Kristen Wiig, who's shone in dozens of supporting roles and on Saturday Night Live, hits a bull's-eye with her first lead role in Bridesmaids. Annie (Wiig) isn't doing so well; her bakery failed and she keeps sleeping with a good-looking louse (Jon Hamm, Mad Men), but she's always had her best friend Lillian (Maya Rudolph, Away We Go) to buoy her up… until Lillian gets engaged. Annie becomes maid of honor, but another friend of Lillian's--the rich and lovely Helen (Rose Byrne, Get Him to the Greek)--wants to take over that position. Misadventures with bad Brazilian food, dress fittings, an unfortunate flight to Vegas, and a sympathetic traffic cop (Chris O'Dowd from British TV comedy The IT Crowd) follow, with increasingly hilarious results. Bridesmaids successfully balances raunchy comedy and character portrait. The embarrassing and socially catastrophic stuff, which in too many movies balloons into absurdity, is here kept in check just enough to allow Annie and the other characters to be multidimensional people--without the movie losing its comic capacity for cringe. (Actress Melissa McCarthy, of Mike & Molly, works miracles with a character than in most hands would be pure cartoon.) Wiig's enormous appeal keeps Annie sympathetic, even as she becomes more and more of a train wreck. Bridesmaids is both smart and dumb, raunchy and earnest, and altogether enjoyable. --Bret Fetzer
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By MReed
Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Was excited to purchase as I had heard great reviews,however I wasn't impressed with movie and am sorry I purchased it.
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By Denise
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Format:DVD|Amazon Verified Purchase
A fun girls night film that is entertaining, easy to watch and relatively forgettable. Not the best film ever made but inoffensive.
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By pegcruiser
Format:Blu-ray|Amazon Verified Purchase
My spouse had seen this movie with friends and insisted I see it as well. I was familiar with "The Hangover" movies and wondered about whether this would be comparable. Although it does not take the same story about going off to Vegas, the mishaps and missteps in getting the bride(Maya Rudolph, from SNL) married is nevertheless just as funny. You can easily see why Melissa McCarthy won the Oscar for her supporting role. Just make sure you go to the washroom before watching this movie, especially the scene in the bridal salon; you will wet yourself if you don't. The disc contains a huge amount of extra material plus a DVD copy and a digital copy. If your blu-ray player has BD Live, there are additional internet features as well. Definitely a must see movie.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
One of my favourite movies.
I love this movie and that's why I bought the DVD. The cast is hilarious, even John Hamm. Melissa McCarthy makes the movie by far.
Published 28 days ago by newsox
5.0 out of 5 stars
Bridesmaids
We had a lot of fun watching this video. I saw the movie and it was hilarious and the DVD didn't disappoint. We watched it twice and still laughed out loud.
Published 1 month ago by Jean I. Heath
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sooooo Funny!!!
We don't watch movies that much but this one is a keeper and a repeater. We laugh and talk about it the next day even though we have seen it a few times already. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Leslie Bartlett
5.0 out of 5 stars
Bridesmaids
It is a hilarious movie, I recommend to everyone. NOT a chick flick! I promise you that. Very raunchy too.
Published 4 months ago by Whin
5.0 out of 5 stars
Hilarious
This is a laugh out loud movie. So entertaining and not only a chick flick, guys will love it too.
Published 4 months ago by Laura S.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Bridesmaids
This movie will have you laughing, laughing and even gagging. What an incredible ensemble! Maya, Kristin, Melissa and Rebel all shine! A must see!
Published 5 months ago by natalie hafez
5.0 out of 5 stars
One of my favorites!
This is one of my favorite movies, but it is the extra features on this DVD that secures a five star rating. Read more
Published 10 months ago by Courteous
4.0 out of 5 stars
Hilarious
Absolutely hilarious. Really cheesy, but it was kind of expected to be. But, all in all a great stupid-funny movie. I would definitely recommend it for a laugh.
Published 12 months ago by Megan
1.0 out of 5 stars
Disappointed
After all the hype I thought this movie would be somewhat comical. The only thing that made me laugh was the unoriginal bowel cramp scene. Will not recommend to anyone.
Published 13 months ago by Meeb
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not that great of a movie
This movie was delivered in time as promised but we thought that the movie wasn't that good. Everyone told me how good the movie was and we were very disappointed in it.
Published 14 months ago by BJ
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