Went with Jess to see this at the theatre, and we were both pleased with it, overall. We both like Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph and Rose Byrne, and after seeing the movie, you really kind of have to, or you won't enjoy the film at all. We were also excited that Erin from the office has a small role, as does David Wallace (he's onscreen for about six seconds and says nothing).
So Maya Rudolph is getting married, and maid of honor Kristen Wiig and new BFF Rose Byrne are battling it out for supremacy over who's the better friend and gets to plan things, etc. Byrne constantly tries (and, frankly, succeeds) to one-up Wiig, the rest of whose life is falling apart around her. These two women are part of a strangely disjointed group of bridesmaids, including the large and hysterical sister-of-the-groom Megan, whose first conversation with Wiig is probably the single funniest part of the whole movie.
One thing that really struck me about the movie was how authentic the dialogue, for the most part, felt. There were some repetitive lines, some not-really-snappy dialogue, that I liked a lot. It made it seem more real. Of course, there were moments of the absurd and contrived intermeshed, but the effect wasn't overly cloying. I could chuckle at some of the inaner parts and be pleased with the more melancholy parts. To say that the movie is flawless in these regards is an exaggeration, but at least I could understand it all.
Score: 7.5/10
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