So fast forward about fifteen years; the class of 2011 has long graduated and gone their separate ways. Everyone is off, hopefully, living life and enjoying their careers. Actually, many of the girls in our high school class –and maybe a few guys- may find themselves in a similar and very depressing place as Bridemaids’ main character, Annie Walker; broke, needy, single, and mourning the loss of a bankrupt bakeshop. Well maybe not a bakeshop but, some sort of failed endeavor under our belt. Sounds awful right? And to make matters even worse, Annie’s best friend since childhood, Lillian, has just gotten engaged to a rich businessman who lives all the way in Chicago.
Lillian makes Annie her Made of Honor and despite her life falling apart, Annie foolishly accepts and the hijinks begins. Everything from an evil, friend stealing bridesmaid to a drugged plane ride goes on while Annie reigns as Made of Honor. All as a result of Annie’s crumbling personal life.
Bridesmaids is a hilarious and real movie. It leaves out a lot of the traditional mindless pranks and clichés present in most comedies while allowing viewers a look into the life of a woman in the middle of her life. Thank God! No more twenty-something year olds falling in love and having the Cinderella wedding. Annie does have a love interest in the film, but it’s not too mushy or really expected. Bridesmaids is an AWESOME film produced by Judd Apatow (director of Knocked Up and the 40 Year-Old Virgin) and starring Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph. Go check it out, I promise it’s worth it!