Wednesday, June 29, 2011

REVIEW: Brides Maids (15)

I liked Kristen Wiig in 'The Flight of the Conchords' and so hoped for great things from this film.  She didn't disappoint.  It's witty and edgy right from the start.  The characters and friendships are convincing. 

There's a lot of talk about this being a feminists movie, but I think that's doing this film a disservice.  It's just a brilliant piece of cinema in it's own right.  It definitely deserves a place next to 'The Hangover' as a breathe of fresh air after so many bad wedding films.

The cringy humour is played to its fullest and it's so nice to have decent lines for women in a film.  I'm tired of them not getting the best jokes and quite often the two dimensional characters.  This film goes a long way towards redressing that balance. 

The sharp dialogue means that you totally want the evil boyfriend to be dumped, and the lovely cuddly cop to get the girl.

4 1/2 stars

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