They are all some sort of stereotype the crazed mom who needs a break from her family (Wendi McLendon-Covey), the innocent prude who wants a Pixar themed bachelorette party (Ellie Kemper), and the oddball who is slightly larger than the rest (Melissa McCarthy).
The bridesmaids movie movie#
The movie is about women who are "friends"-though most of them only meet after the engagement and have therefore only known each other for a few days. And I was disappointed that it ended up being exactly what I expected it to be, just a tiny bit grosser thanks to some food poisoning. So, I did what I was told and saw Bridesmaids this weekend. Clearly I had misread the trailer and this movie was not only amazing, it was going to be revolutionary! I believe in equal rights, and I think female friendship is vital. I was surprised, then, when critics began heralding Bridesmaids as a triumph for feminism (Salon) or demonstrating the "vital importance of female friendship" (the New York Times). In a February post titled " Do Rom-Coms About Weddings Have to Suck?" Vulture complained that the preview suggested the movie would be filled with tired clichés. I wasn't alone in my skepticism about the trailer. It seems to hint that it may be a bit more guy-friendly-there are allusions to The Hangover with the trip to Las Vegas-but little else has changed.
It was easy to draw the comparisons because just like those two movies, this one is centered on a wedding, and the trailer does nothing to imply that this incarnation will be any different than every other comedy that is catered towards women. When the Bridesmaids trailer came out a few months ago, it fell in the "chick flick" genre somewhere between the jealousy in 27 Dresses and the "friendship" in Bride Wars. So we won, right? The female comedy lives? We did it, women! Thor may have technically beaten us in numbers, but Bridesmaids-the movie Salon dubbed the "first black president of female-driven comedies"-made a strong showing by coming in second place in this weekend's box office rankings.
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