It makes it relevant to both plot and character and, just possibly, funny to women who normally hate that kind of thing. Like many a guysвЂ™ comedy, the film isnвЂ™t afraid to flirt with gross-out, but doesnвЂ™t throw in toilet humour for the sake of it. When these strands come together, itвЂ™s explosively hilarious - just like the bridal shop scene where the girls get sudden, debilitating food poisoning. Meanwhile, each character has a subplot building, including Megan (Melissa McCarthy), whoвЂ™s confidently cracking onto a man sheвЂ™s convinced is an air marshal. The airplane scenes see a sky-high Annie trying to sneak into first class to join her friends, even failing in her attempts to insult the air hostess. She also gives the nervous flyer something to calm her down on a plane, leading to the filmвЂ™s funniest scenes.ДЄt its best, Bridesmaids is proper, laugh-out-loud, sides-clutching, grin-at- your-mates funny. The mistress of the backhanded compliment, HelenвЂ™s always on hand with a patronising comment about AnnieвЂ™s bridal party preparations. The last thing Annie needs is an immaculate rich bitch upstaging her at every opportunity. LillianвЂ™s engagement is a wake-up call for Annie, casting a spotlight on her singledom. She may go for the wrong kind of guys but her main concern is a female friendship, and itвЂ™s this that makes Bridesmaids stand out from the regular chick-flick crowd. Annie is no clotheshorse tripping in her heels, nor is she man-obsessed. She also has a tendency for self-doubt and a problem with organisation, both of which come to the fore when sheвЂ™s asked to play Maid Of Honour for Maya RudolphвЂ™s Lillian.Д¬o-writer Wiig has created a heroine with bitterly funny, relatable character observations and a genial, down-to-earth performance. Kristen WiigвЂ™s Annie has a blunt wit, a regular fuck-buddy (Mad MenвЂ™s Jon Hamm) and could drink Bridget Jones right under the table. Thankfully, Apatow has turned his attention to the fairer sex, although most members of this bridal party are far from coy. Meanwhile, fans of mainstream female-focused comedies have mostly been offered insipid J-Lo vehicles and Sex And The City movies.

Anchorman, Superbad, The 40 Year-Old VirginвЂ¦ Producer Judd Apatow has helped make the last seven years a lot funnier.

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