Bridesmaids

This is a film the critics loved, and as for me, not so much. Now it was a completely enjoyable film, but certainly not in my top ten. Kristen Wiig is Annie a baker by passion turned jewelry salesperson. She has a nasty roommate who is so stupid it's funny, but fortunately she does have a supportive best friend, Lillian (a lovely Maya Rudolph) who announces that she's getting married. Annie is going to be the maid of honor, and now the real fun begins. There is Helen, the rich lady who steals Lillian away from Annie only to lose ground toward the end, but Megan (a sensational Melissa McCarthey) steals the show, as the little seen groom's sister. There are two other bridesmaids, one is Erin from the Office, and she plays a similar character and another one who is married with children, not much to say about her.
Though the movie is a little long, and some scene drag on too long, there are some truly great ones and the airplane one is especially memorable, though not for Kristen Wiig's great monologue but for the interaction between Megan and her seatmate. Annie goes through hell in this film, and most of it is her own fault, sleeping with some sleezy guy who doesn't care about her or anyone else but himself, and then when she finally finds a nice guy, she tosses him aside with little explanation, other than that is what she always does. She loses her job, just because she can't stand to see other people happy and has to move back in with her mother, but fortunately Megan comes to the rescue, and helps Annie redeem herself, and then when Lillian has a meltdown, Helen cannot save her, but fortunately for all involved, Annie can. All is right with the world. Grade: B