Review of Bridesmaids (2011) by Jacob — 02 Sep 2015

Bridesmaids is a film that women will love. Women will get entertainment out of the relatability of seeing the characters and seeing themselves. More than anything this is a platform for Kristen Wig whose performance elevates the character.

Surprisingly the fact that this was a chick flick didn’t hamper down the enjoyment of the film as the character moments targeted at women were done well enough that I could appreciate it and some of the dialogue and performances were well done to a point where they were enjoyable on their own.

The biggest weakness of this film is that the writer/director felt the need to make it 2 hours. The film drags in the last third and if the film had cut out a half hour, leaving that for the extended cut, this could’ve been a tighter film.

Bridesmaids isn’t a movie for me but I enjoyed it more than I thought I would and more importantly it introduced me to Kristen Wig, who I want to see more of, and made me appreciate Melissa McCarthy.