Bridesmaids
May 13, 2011 in theaters
Annie, an unlucky Milwaukee baker, agrees to serve as maid of honor for her best friend Lillian's wedding -- a commitment that rapidly spirals into a series of disasters, personal humiliations, and unwanted competitions with the impossibly put-together Helen. Paul Feig's 2011 ensemble comedy proved definitively that R-rated women-led comedies could be both commercially dominant and genuinely funny.
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Bridesmaids landed as a comedy landmark in 2011 and it hasn't lost any ground since. Kristen Wiig co-wrote and stars as someone genuinely falling apart, and the film commits to that discomfort in a way most comedies won't -- the laughs earn their weight. The ensemble, especially Melissa McCarthy in a career-defining supporting turn, is pitch-perfect. It belongs in Comedy Legends not because of nostalgia but because it holds up as a genuinely well-constructed film.
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