Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Kirsten Dunst | ... | Regan | |
Rebel Wilson | ... | Becky | |
Lizzy Caplan | ... | Gena | |
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Paul Corning | ... | Jack Johnson Guy (as Paul Corning Jr.) |
Isla Fisher | ... | Katie | |
Andrew Rannells | ... | Manny | |
Anna Rose Hopkins | ... | Club Monaco Customer | |
Sue Jean Kim | ... | Wedding Planner | |
Horatio Sanz | ... | Barely Attractive Guy | |
Hayes MacArthur | ... | Dale | |
Kyle Bornheimer | ... | Joe | |
James Marsden | ... | Trevor | |
Ann Dowd | ... | Victoria | |
Adam Scott | ... | Clyde | |
Ella Rae Peck | ... | Stefanie |
On the night of one of their old high school friend's wedding three irresponsible and capricious bridesmaids reunite for one last bachelorette bacchanal in the Big Apple. They unintentionally create a mess of their best friend Becky's wedding dress, before she marries her sweetheart Dale. They attempt to repair the situation by spending the evening before and morning of the wedding desperate to get the dress to Becky on time before the wedding starts, whilst discovering themselves and what they truly want from their lives along the way. Written by Angel Youles
This movie is funny once you get it. There is a big dip in quality the middle of the film (cliches and ridiculous scenarios) and it gets below average, but the writing upkicks again and it end well.
The overall trouble with this film is the characters and friendships are not established very well. As a result, it takes a while for the viewer to believe the premise of the movie (ie: why are three popular girls going to the unpopular girl's wedding as her bridesmaids?). The aspect that I struggled to understand the most, is that the director/writers do not make clear WHY the women remain friends. Yes, we know they went to High School together, obviously, but WHY have they remained in contact? Considering that two of the women now live in New York, and two now live in LA, and the three main characters barely disguise their contempt for Rebel Wilson/ the Bride... so why are they in the Bridal Party again?
This movie clearly wasn't marketed well - it is not Bridesmaids, and it is not a rom- com. The poster is awful. What is that composition, honestly?! In the end, if you go into this movie knowing it is a DARK COMEDY WITH UNLIKEABLE CHARACTERS, you'll probably enjoy it. Once I figured out the characters are assholes and are MEANT to be assholes, then it was pretty funny in parts. Not all women are "nice" and "sweet" and "kind". And they don't have to be.