Bridesmaids was a comedy written by SNL alum Kristen Wig, who plays Annie a woman in her 30s going through a typical mid-life crisis. She agrees to be the Maid of Honor at her best friend Lillian's (Maya Rudolph) wedding. She then has to plan festivities and get the other bridesmaids (played by Rose Byrne, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey, and Ellie Kemper) to the wedding and pull off everything without a hitch. Of course, there are a ton of hitches that come up along the way. The movie is really a spoof on the craziness of wedding planning, wedding events, the whole Bridezilla phenomenon, and more. The movie does have a lot of gross-out jokes and more raunchy comedy, especially involving Melissa McCarthy, who steals pretty much every scene she is in, but it is really meant to be a tongue-in-cheek comedy that makes fun of weddings, not to be taken seriously.
For those who get the Blu-Ray set, you get both the theatrical and extended (unrated) versions of the movie. The extended edition adds about five minutes to the run time, and really nothing that changes the movie or really makes it better. The extras include a commentary track with director Paul Feig and many of the cast members and writers, then there is a half-hour long behind the scenes documentary, deleted and extended/alternate scenes that run for almost an hour, a short gag reel, and then some in-character featurettes that basically have the actors riffing or improvising during different scenes (some of which were scenes that made the movie and others were not).
Overall, the movie is very good. It definitely has some of the raunchy and adult comedy that the Apatow universe of movies are known for (he was a producer on this movie), so it is not something I would call family-friendly by any means. It is almost a female version of The Hangover, although not as good as the original Hangover movie. As you can see from the widely varied reviews, not everyone will like it, but if you are looking for a more adult comedy this is definitely worth checking out. Personally, if you are on the fence about whether it is something you would like, I would try to stream it before shelling out for the physical discs. But, if you know you love the movie and like going through bonus material (or just prefer physical media to streaming) this is definitely worth the pickup.
For those who get the Blu-Ray set, you get both the theatrical and extended (unrated) versions of the movie. The extended edition adds about five minutes to the run time, and really nothing that changes the movie or really makes it better. The extras include a commentary track with director Paul Feig and many of the cast members and writers, then there is a half-hour long behind the scenes documentary, deleted and extended/alternate scenes that run for almost an hour, a short gag reel, and then some in-character featurettes that basically have the actors riffing or improvising during different scenes (some of which were scenes that made the movie and others were not).
Overall, the movie is very good. It definitely has some of the raunchy and adult comedy that the Apatow universe of movies are known for (he was a producer on this movie), so it is not something I would call family-friendly by any means. It is almost a female version of The Hangover, although not as good as the original Hangover movie. As you can see from the widely varied reviews, not everyone will like it, but if you are looking for a more adult comedy this is definitely worth checking out. Personally, if you are on the fence about whether it is something you would like, I would try to stream it before shelling out for the physical discs. But, if you know you love the movie and like going through bonus material (or just prefer physical media to streaming) this is definitely worth the pickup.
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