Movieline's own Jen Yamato saw Bridesmaids at SXSW and declared it a magnificent crowd-pleaser and the best R-rated comedy since The Hangover. I believe her! But I can't believe the tone set by the new Bridesmaids trailer, which undersells the movie's intelligence and goes for cheap romcom laughs. Rage!
Video: Exclusive: 'Bridesmaids' Trailer
The music, big gags, and long lady glances seemed more indebted to, say, Win a Date with Tad Hamilton than The Hangover. The gross-out treatment of Melissa McCarthy's character sets that character's awesome stankface back at least a fourscore. Perhaps the studio is banking on the pedigree of the director, producers, and cast to draw in the cynics, but plans to court a more general audience with its promotions? Either way, let's forgive this moment of non-bliss and see it anyway in May.
ยท 'Bridesmaids' Trailer [MSN]