Bridesmaids

I took my wife to see this movie a couple of days ago and I have to say, I was very disappointed in it.  Perhaps, I thought, I just didn't get the humour, mainly because I have a penis and not a vagina.  But no, my wife and her work colleague also didn't think much of the film.
The story has two long-time female friends and one of them is engaged to get married.  Of course the other is to be Maid of Honour and is to organise all the pre-wedding stuff.  Unfortunately, the new husband's boss' wife has also become friends with the bride-to-be and not only is she rich, but she is a control freak!  Slowly, it becomes clear that the best friend just can't compete with the rich bitch.
Another Apotow effort, this is a lame exercise in trying to emulate male-gross-out humour (like The Hangover) for women.  This was tried unsuccessfully before with the Cameron Diaz movie, The Sweetest Thing. That's not to say there are some good funny parts to this movie, but they are few and far between and in fact alot of the laughter in the cinema (and I was the ONLY male there!) was very nervous sounding rather than guffaw-funny.
Just to give you an example of the skits in the film, they include the rivalry between the best friend, Annie (played by Saturday Night Live's Kristen Wiig, who co-wrote this movie) and the rich new kid on the block, Helen played by Aussie Rose Byrne emerging at the engagement party where they try to one-up each other with a microphone.  This scene is indicative of this film.  It was too long and carried what would have been a funny joke, way too far, just like the whole movie.  There is the trying on of the bridesmaid's dresses at a swanky upmarket salon just after they have had some dodgy food.  Of course they all end up with food poisoning and are throwing up, crapping in a vanity (?!) and the 'best' bit is the bride all dolled up in the dress, opening her bowels in the street.  Oh, it was so funny, not.  Then there is the plane ride where Annie gets high and gets everyone thrown off the plane, or her finally losing the plot at the bridal shower and destroying the garden display.  My this is just so hilarious. (I'm being sarcastic).  Poor old Annie, loses her job because she is a bitch to her customers (lets put in the 'C' word - it worked for Kick-Ass!), is thrown out of her apartment and has her crap car run up the back of.  Oh and she's sleeping with a guy that wants nothing to do with her.  What a character!
I must acknowledge some greatness though.  Annie is pulled over by a copper named Nathan Rhodes, played by Chris O'Dowd, who almost saves this movie.  He is definitely the best thing in each scene he is in. (Love it when he gets Annie to get in the back seat of his cop car - "Oops, habit!")  Also, Mike & Molly's, Melissa McCarthy shows she has acting chops in bringing her character, Megan, to life.  She is amazing in how she can be so different from her usual characters.  And she is pretty funny.
Even though this movie seemed overly long, there were some parts that seemed cut before they got going.  Like, what happened between the two bridesmaids, Rita and Becca?  Are there going to be parts 'too naughty for cinemas' that will just be on the DVD?  Their story just seemed cut.
So I am sorry to say, I just didn't enjoy this film.  Not sure why it is getting so many accolades.  I am being generous but I give it 5/10.