I had heard “Bridesmaids” billed as a “Hangover” for women. I could definitely see some parellels—for instance, Rose Byrne (Helen in “Bridesmaids”) and Sasha Barresse (Tracy in “Hangover”) look very similar—except for the sort-of-important exception of “Bridesmaids” being, well, not funny.
To be fair, there were some very humorous moments—I mean, let’s be honest: shitting in a wedding dress is good for a laugh in any era—and Melissa McCarthy (best known as “Molly” from “Mike & Molly) as Megan was great. Chris O’Dowd surprisingly stole the show as Officer Nathan Rhodes, but even his lines mostly consisted of repetitions of “Seriously?” or “Really?” And for the most part, the flick just sort of dragged and didn’t make a ton of sense.
In a nutshell, “Bridesmaids” came across like an SNL cast party crew, something akin to “Tommy Boy” only minus a few laughs. I respect Kristen Wiig’s acting chops, but in my estimation, she’s a bit too weird-looking (translation: ugly, OK?) to really accept fully in her role, which made things a bit too off-putting. Jon Hamm was on board as well, but Don Draper from “Mad Men” essentially played Don Draper (you know, from “Mad Men”?).
Basically, I had high hopes for “Bridesmaids,” but I came away vastly disappointed and wondering what it was I might have missed. But at least there aren’t plans to shoot a sequel in Bangkok.
Yet.
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