This week, one of the funniest movies of the year (as well as just plain old being one of the top 10 movies of the year) hits shelves for purchase, along with…well, not a whole lot else. Honestly, it’s pretty much all about my top choice today (it also happens to be one of my favorite flicks of the year so far as previously mentioned, so it’s hardly a bad week or anything), though I’m sure someone somewhere has other things in mind for themselves. For me, it begins and ends more or less with my PICK OF THE WEEK, which was a slam dunk selection. I found it to be an hilarious and supremely enjoyable comedy. It’s:
Bridesmaids
The latest home run from the Judd Apatow stable of comedy features, this is the first female-centric outing, and lo and behold, it turns out to be a top 5 entry into his group (I still prefer the 3 he directed, but aside from that, it stands right up there with the upper echelon Apatow produced works like Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Superbad…and who knows, more viewings may boost it even higher) of blockbuster comedies. Co-writer/star Kristen Wiig turned in nomination caliber work on both sides of the camera in this story of a woman hitting rock bottom while her best friend gets married. Wiig is excellent, and the supporting cast is great too, including Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Chris O’Dowd, and Melissa McCarthy (who gives a performance I wish the Academy would recognize with a Best Supporting Actress nod). It’s a supremely entertaining picture, and I can’t recommend it enough. Now that it’s out on DVD, go and pick it up and enjoy!
Read more on Joey’s DVD Picks of the Week (9/20/2011)…