Life is the enemy of friendship.\u00a0 The paths our lives take can sweep friendships by the wayside.\u00a0 Life can change geography at will; it can separate friends with a school district line or place them on different continents.\u00a0 As life goes on and friends\u2019 careers evolve it can erect social barriers to friendship.\u00a0 With marriage, life can deal friendship all these blows in one serving.<\/p>\n
In Bridesmaids<\/em> (brought to you by Judd Apatow of 40 Year Old Virgin<\/em> and Knocked Up <\/em>fame), Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph are two friends that marriage will drive apart.\u00a0 Rudolph has been proposed to by her longtime boyfriend (who is on his way to wealth and success) and Wiig is a hilariously insensitive Jon Hamm\u2019s \u201c#3 option\u201d.\u00a0 Rudolph\u2019s fianc\u00e9e is (by business necessity) very close with his boss who has a younger 2nd<\/sup> wife played by Rose Byrne.\u00a0 Byrne is a conspicuously wealthy socialite and enacts a not-quite subtle campaign to take Wiig\u2019s place in Rudolph\u2019s life.<\/p>\n Kristen is outgunned as her long history as Maya\u2019s friend is apparently outgunned by Rose\u2019s wealth and social standing.\u00a0 But that doesn\u2019t mean Kristen backs down.\u00a0 Hilarity ensues.<\/p>\n I\u2019m not a huge comedy guy; usually comedy is analogous with lazy filmmaking.\u00a0 Which is not to say I don\u2019t enjoy a good comedy; I do.\u00a0 I just think good ones are very rare.\u00a0 And comedies about marriage usually bore the shit out of me.\u00a0 But this film actually has a few new things to say; but more importantly it\u2019s funny as all hell.\u00a0 For instance: a dress fitting ends with someone taking a dump in the middle the street.\u00a0 There\u2019s also a hilarious stretch on an airplane that involves quaaludes, scotch, several 7and7\u2019s, sexual harassment, bi-curious behavior, assault, an Air Marshal, class warfare, and a plea to be able to watch the Daily Show without being penetrated.\u00a0 My only complaint is that I wish they let that scene go on longer before involving federal authorities.\u00a0 And again, besides all the shenanigans Bridesmaids is also a real movie.\u00a0 All the good comedies are.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Life is the enemy of friendship.\u00a0 The paths our lives take can sweep friendships by the wayside.\u00a0 Life can change geography at will; it can separate friends with a school district line or place them on different continents.\u00a0 As life … Continue reading