10 Best Bridesmaids Moments
5. The Best Friend Speeches
Possibly the most awkward and cringe-inducing scene in the film (a major feat given that everyone craps themselves later on), the best friend speeches are painfully drawn out over a number of minutes.
Annie gives a sweet little speech saying how proud and happy she is for Lillian, but Helen sees this as an invitation get involved. Their rivalry is born.
The two women are competing for Lillian so publicly and shamelessly. The speeches and their rising levels of intensity are toe-curlingly brilliant. It’s a great indicator of everything to come.
4. “Help Me, I’m Poor.”
Annie is terrified of flying, but her inability to stand up for herself means she is on a plane. Back in coach because her pride wouldn’t allow Helen to pay for first class, she is alone. After mixing alcohol and pills (supplied by a devious Helen) she loses all of her inhibitions. She takes on the flight attendants and gets more and more ridiculous as the scene develops.
“Help me, I’m poor,” is the most relatable moment of the whole movie.
Alongside Lillian’s father’s (Franklyn Ajaye) refusal to pay for any of the festivities, this is the only acknowledgement that the whole shindig is being organised by the super rich.
Annie isn’t like Helen, she is like us. If we didn’t have Annie’s back before this moment, we do now.
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3. Bleached Assholes
Annie has got one straw left, and it’s her last.
She and Lillian have fallen out, but she pulls herself together enough to show her face at the bridal shower (because an engagement party, a bachelorette party and a wedding isn’t enough for dear Lillian). It’s an over the top and lavish affair orchestrated by Helen, naturally.
Annie can just about cope with the giant cookie and the puppies as party favours, but when Lillian finds out that Helen is taking her to Paris, Annie is not happy.
She just can’t compete.
We know that Helen is only jealous of Annie and Lillian’s shared history and is trying to buy Lillian’s friendship. But Lillian seems unable to see that, so Annie throws a toddler-style tantrum. It’s epic.
This provides another excellent opportunity for Kristen Wiig to throw herself about. It’s slapstick mixed with funny and memorable dialogue, every comedy’s dream scene.
