Day 190: "This is such a stone-cold pack of wierdos, and I am so proud."

Just finished watching Bridesmaids, and HOLY CRAP!  Thank God I'm a guy and didn't have to go through the nightmare these women did.  I was kind of expecting a half-assed female version of The Hangover, but I got a movie that was funny on its own merits.  The story revolves around two childhood friends, one of whom gets engaged, and the other is, naturally, the Maid of Honor.  The remainder of the bridesmaids are, shall we say, an eclectic group.  There's the snobby bitch who thinks she is the bride's "new" best friend, the "veteran" wife and mom who has had enough of her marriage and kids, the newlywed who attempts to leech marital advice from the "veteran", and the sister of the groom, who could beat the crap out of a bull.  Eclectic.  I wanted to kick the living hell out of half of them.  The first half of the movie is all about the planning and cattiness that surrounds movie weddings.  The back half of the film is when everything just falls apart for the friends.  The Hangover this ain't.

Kristen Wiig stars in this as Annie, and she pulls of the female, train wreck thing beautifully.  She is absolutely hysterical in this and is painful to watch at times, given what she has to endure here.  Maya Rudolph is her best friend, bride-to-be, and really tests the bonds of friendship at times.  The real scene stealer here is Melissa McCarthy.  She is the second funniest person in this movie, behind Wiig.

Bridesmaids is genuinely funny as hell, and like I said at the beginning, I wouldn't willingly wish the female side of a wedding on anyone.  Not to be too much of a male pig, but women are N.  U.  T.  S.  Definitely much better than I thought it would be, and not the rip-off I thought either.  A chick flick with a guy sized raunchy streak.  Give it a whirl.  7.75/10.

See you tomorrow, and GO WATCH A MOVIE!!