Okay, first off, I only watched this because people told me it was like the female version of The Hangover, and well, NOW I know that every SINGLE one of them HAVE NEVER SEEN THE HANGOVER (THEY DON'T EVEN GET TO VEGAS BY THE WAY). Because JEEZ, this was not what I expected it to be, and that's always a let down. ALWAYS. This one is no exception.
It wasn't as funny as I thought it would be except for that ONE scene which involved food poisoning, and well, that wasn't even funny funny, it was just something you'd laugh at because it was just that gross. All in all, it was just a typical rom-com, I guess. I don't understand why the newspapers and tabloids praised it so much. I guess the ONLY different thing was that all the lead characters were female. Then again, that's not really 'new' is it?
The lead (I literally just finished watching the movie and I've already forgotten her name) and her character is actually well portrayed--you can empathize with her quite well, mainly because the kind of stuff she faces is not so different form what everyone feels once in a while. We don't know much about her back-story which was a good thing because it would have only made what was already a drag, even more boring. I don't know why, maybe it's because I watch a TON of TV shows all the time, but A LOT of the movies I've been watching lately, feel like they could have been cut short and we as an audience would not have lost out on ANYTHING.
One of the most well filled out TV shows would probably be My Mad Fat Diary. More on that later (or soon).
BUT ANYWAY, getting back to Bridesmaids: why is the movie called 'Bridesmaids'? It should just be called Maid of Honour or something because that's what it was about anyway--the bride's best friend who's life is heading on a downward spiral. I really would have liked to have seen what happened to the OTHER bridesmaids too--the characters were so well outlined, and they would have made such a lawless group of bad-asses, but nope, the movie was heading in another way completely. I mean, WHY are you marketing your movie in such a way? LOOK AT THE POSTER FOR GOD'S SAKE:
So yeah, I was disappointed. Rightfully so, I think.
The other characters deserved more screen space. There was this one scene on a plane where we do get to see the other bridesmaid interact with each other and it wasn't too bad, it was actually quite entertaining. And that WAS IT. I would HAVE REALLY LIKED FOR THEM TO HAVE MORE SCREEN TIME.
There's nothing to delve into, nothing to dissect really. It was a simple movie in the end. I got bored a bit in the middle. I rejoiced when she finally spoke against the "antagonist" which was nice. I liked the wedding itself, like HOLY CRAP, how fancy all that was! And the dresses, oh sweet, gorgeous dresses!
There was a time though, when I got a little tired of how everything was going to shit for her. I mean, guys, I cannot stress this enough: I really thought this movie was going to be funny and just, provocative (?). It would have been refreshing to see a bunch of girls actually do some random shit once in a while. Annnddd I'm back again about how I don't like this film. Would not recommend to anyone looking for a good laugh actually.
It all works out in the end though, and the ending wasn't bad. It was obvious, predictable, and typical, but hey, by the time I got to the 25th minute of the movie, I knew EXACTLY what I was getting into... and I must admit, I kept watching it. So even though the movie itself was a let down because of my own expectations, it wasn't actually that bad. I would NOT watch it again, but I don't completely regret watching it either.
You know which movie I stopped halfway and decided I did NOT want to even KNOW what would happen after? The Ugly Truth. Every time something happened, I just went, "Oh for FUDGE'S SAKE!" because it was just that annoying. If I rolled my eyes even a little more than I did while watching that movie, they would have fallen right off. Oh, another movie was The Time-Traveller's Wife. That was just messed up, man. Like what even...? Why does she even like him? Why does he even like her? I don't get it. It was like River Song on Doctor Who... we don't know where she comes from or how she gets there, but she does and sometimes you don't know why she's there or how they're married, and it's just... I don't want to talk about Doctor Who. I have a WHOLE blog that I can ACTUALLY create about Doctor Who ALONE. I mean, seriously.
Okay, so now I've gone off course.
Bridesmaid, right. Rating: 2 on 5 stars. Maybe 2.5 because even though it was ugggghhh I still managed to sit through it.
It wasn't as funny as I thought it would be except for that ONE scene which involved food poisoning, and well, that wasn't even funny funny, it was just something you'd laugh at because it was just that gross. All in all, it was just a typical rom-com, I guess. I don't understand why the newspapers and tabloids praised it so much. I guess the ONLY different thing was that all the lead characters were female. Then again, that's not really 'new' is it?
The lead (I literally just finished watching the movie and I've already forgotten her name) and her character is actually well portrayed--you can empathize with her quite well, mainly because the kind of stuff she faces is not so different form what everyone feels once in a while. We don't know much about her back-story which was a good thing because it would have only made what was already a drag, even more boring. I don't know why, maybe it's because I watch a TON of TV shows all the time, but A LOT of the movies I've been watching lately, feel like they could have been cut short and we as an audience would not have lost out on ANYTHING.
One of the most well filled out TV shows would probably be My Mad Fat Diary. More on that later (or soon).
BUT ANYWAY, getting back to Bridesmaids: why is the movie called 'Bridesmaids'? It should just be called Maid of Honour or something because that's what it was about anyway--the bride's best friend who's life is heading on a downward spiral. I really would have liked to have seen what happened to the OTHER bridesmaids too--the characters were so well outlined, and they would have made such a lawless group of bad-asses, but nope, the movie was heading in another way completely. I mean, WHY are you marketing your movie in such a way? LOOK AT THE POSTER FOR GOD'S SAKE:
So yeah, I was disappointed. Rightfully so, I think.
The other characters deserved more screen space. There was this one scene on a plane where we do get to see the other bridesmaid interact with each other and it wasn't too bad, it was actually quite entertaining. And that WAS IT. I would HAVE REALLY LIKED FOR THEM TO HAVE MORE SCREEN TIME.
There's nothing to delve into, nothing to dissect really. It was a simple movie in the end. I got bored a bit in the middle. I rejoiced when she finally spoke against the "antagonist" which was nice. I liked the wedding itself, like HOLY CRAP, how fancy all that was! And the dresses, oh sweet, gorgeous dresses!
There was a time though, when I got a little tired of how everything was going to shit for her. I mean, guys, I cannot stress this enough: I really thought this movie was going to be funny and just, provocative (?). It would have been refreshing to see a bunch of girls actually do some random shit once in a while. Annnddd I'm back again about how I don't like this film. Would not recommend to anyone looking for a good laugh actually.
It all works out in the end though, and the ending wasn't bad. It was obvious, predictable, and typical, but hey, by the time I got to the 25th minute of the movie, I knew EXACTLY what I was getting into... and I must admit, I kept watching it. So even though the movie itself was a let down because of my own expectations, it wasn't actually that bad. I would NOT watch it again, but I don't completely regret watching it either.
You know which movie I stopped halfway and decided I did NOT want to even KNOW what would happen after? The Ugly Truth. Every time something happened, I just went, "Oh for FUDGE'S SAKE!" because it was just that annoying. If I rolled my eyes even a little more than I did while watching that movie, they would have fallen right off. Oh, another movie was The Time-Traveller's Wife. That was just messed up, man. Like what even...? Why does she even like him? Why does he even like her? I don't get it. It was like River Song on Doctor Who... we don't know where she comes from or how she gets there, but she does and sometimes you don't know why she's there or how they're married, and it's just... I don't want to talk about Doctor Who. I have a WHOLE blog that I can ACTUALLY create about Doctor Who ALONE. I mean, seriously.
Okay, so now I've gone off course.
Bridesmaid, right. Rating: 2 on 5 stars. Maybe 2.5 because even though it was ugggghhh I still managed to sit through it.
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