Everyone loves a wedding but not all women relish a role that often involves unflattering dresses and social embarrassment. A new movie sees the funny side of some familiar female rituals
There is a scene in Bridesmaids, shortly to be released in UK cinemas, that will doubtless elicit shrieks of recognition from any woman who has ever found herself drowning in a sea of lilac tulle and sugared almonds.
The setting is an engagement party where Annie, the maid of honour for her childhood friend Lillian, has been asked to make a speech. Annie (played by Kristen Wiig, who co-wrote the script) takes to the stage, glass of champagne in hand, and makes a short, heartfelt toast. But then in a glorious show of one-upmanship, another bridesmaid grabs the microphone and delivers a moving monologue peppered with humorous anecdotes and spiritually uplifting Thai proverbs. The evening rapidly degenerates into the...
There is a scene in Bridesmaids, shortly to be released in UK cinemas, that will doubtless elicit shrieks of recognition from any woman who has ever found herself drowning in a sea of lilac tulle and sugared almonds.
The setting is an engagement party where Annie, the maid of honour for her childhood friend Lillian, has been asked to make a speech. Annie (played by Kristen Wiig, who co-wrote the script) takes to the stage, glass of champagne in hand, and makes a short, heartfelt toast. But then in a glorious show of one-upmanship, another bridesmaid grabs the microphone and delivers a moving monologue peppered with humorous anecdotes and spiritually uplifting Thai proverbs. The evening rapidly degenerates into the...
- 6/11/2011
- by Elizabeth Day
- The Guardian - Film News
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