Bridesmaids Review
“Always a bridesmaid never a bride.” I’m sure you’ve all heard that saying, and when you’re in your thirties it really starts to get you down. I know I was a bridesmaid nine times before getting married. In the movie Bridesmaids, Annie (Kristen Wiig), is a single women in her thirties, and has been asked to be her life long friend’s maid of honor. Though a little jealous, Annie is excited for her friend, and wants to help plan the perfect wedding. However, it’s not as easy as she thought it would be. Dealing with four other bridesmaids, (one whom is especially difficult), being completely broke, and having romantic issues of her own; Annie goes through many uncomfortable and difficult situations, hoping to be the quintessential friend and maid of honor. Bridesmaids is not for kids, though it’s a hilarious, entertaining movie, good for a mom’s night out!
Rating: Five out of five buckets
Release Date: May 13, 2011
MPAA Rating: R
Best Age Group: 17+
Sexual Content: Excessive
Violent Content: Mild
Crude or Profane Language: Excessive
Drugs and Alcohol Content: Excessive
Talking Points
I absolutely loved this movie. Besides the comedic element of the film, it was a story of friendship and romance. I thought of my best friend and maid of honor, and all the fun times we had planning our weddings.
The soundtrack was great, the film concluded with Wilson Phillips singing, “Hold On,” which was the maid of honor and brides favorite song. That brought back some fun memories, too.
One bridesmaid was obsessed with how awful her family was. She continually complained about her three boys, and husband. She wanted to be with a different man, and get away from her kids. That part bothered me, and got little old.
Sexual Content: Excessive
There were some sexual scenes, with a lot of suggestive comments and references throughout the film. To a name a few:
• The opening scene Annie and her “F*&k Buddy” (that’s how he refers to Annie), are in bed having a sexual encounter. There’s not full nudity, though she is in her bra and underwear, and you clearly see them in action.
• Conversations of different sexual positions and number of partners.
• Conversation on an airplane between one of the bridemaids and the “Air Marshall,” insinuating a rendezvous in the bathroom.
• Two of the bridesmaids kissed on an airplane, they were both upset about their sex lives, and wanted to try something different.
Violent Content: Mild
• In one scene, the bridesmaids vomit and have diarrhea in a bridal shop. Though a very funny scene, it’s pretty disgusting.
• Annie’s roommate gets a free tattoo and shows it to Annie. It’s infected and disgusting as well.
Crude or Profane Language: Excessive
• The f-word and every other swear word is used a lot throughout the movie.
• At one point a kid tells his mom to f*&k off.
• One bridesmaid tells her kids to f*#k off as well…unusual parenting.
This is an R-rated movie, which means that kids under 17 must be accompanied by a parent or adult guardian. With that in mind, I decided to review this because a couple of months ago, my daughter (14), called me from a friends asking if she could see “The Hangover.” I immediately told her “no”. Though I would never bring my kids to this movie, I could see a similar situation happening, and once again the answer will be “no”. Having said that, Bridesmaids is a fun, entertaining movie for adults. I brought my niece (22), brother and sister-in-law, and we all loved the movie.
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