Bridesmaids (2011): A Comedy About Grief and Self-Worth

It’s a rainy weekend so why not curl up on the couch with us and watch Bridesmaids (2011) and you’ll see why this movie has been living rent-free in our hearts for over a decade. Yes, there's a woman shitting in the street in a wedding gown. Yes, someone pukes on the back of someone's head. But here's the thing you won’t get until you are well into it, Bridesmaids is secretly a film about grief, self-worth, and what happens when change shows up before you're ready for it. We dig into Paul Feig's direction, Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo's whip-smart screenplay, and why Melissa McCarthy's Megan might be the most emotionally intelligent character in the whole film. We talk about Annie's slow-motion breakdown, Helen's misguided love language (it's money, it's always money), and why a single cupcake says everything you need to know about where Annie is in her life. We also run Bridesmaids through our Stitch Count,  the Castellini Test, our Inclusivity and Gaze lens, and the Tremors Gold Standard, of which this movie earns a 7 out of 9. Which, honestly? We were as surprised as you're going to be. Featuring a very strong Wilson Phillips defense, an extended digression about Brazilian restaurants that we stand behind completely, and at least two deeply personal stories that we probably should have kept to ourselves but didn't. Things might not always go your way, but as the song says, you just have to hold on for one more day.