"Bridesmaids:" Not Your Average Chick Flick

Starring Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Chris O'Dowd, Jon Hamm, Melissa McCarthy, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Ellie Kempner

When Jon Hamm shirtless is not the best part of the movie, you know it's a good one.

That's my summary of "Bridesmaids" in one sentence.

But of course, there's more to say…

Annie (Kristen Wiig) and Lillian (Maya Rudolph) are best friends from back in the day. Annie's had hard times lately: her bakery closed shop, the boyfriend she ran it with left her, and her creepy roommate is letting his super-creepy sister crash on the couch rent-free. The one sliver of sunlight looks to be her smoking hot f**k buddy, Ted (Jon Hamm, looking amazing), but Ted reveals himself in the hilarious opening sequence to be a Douchebag with a capital D. Good friend that she is, though, Annie is genuinely happy for Lillian when her pal gets engaged and is flattered to be her maid of honor. The Frisky: 10 Celebrities Who Beat Breast Cancer

When Annie meets the rest of Lillian's bridesmaids, though, our heroine soon realizes maid of honor-hood is more than she, her dwindling bank account—not to mention her sanity—can handle. There's Rita (Wendi McLendon-Covey), a stay-at-home mom of three boys who wants to drink herself into oblivion; Becca (Ellie Kemper from "The Office"), a naive newlywed; Megan (Melissa McCarthy from "Gilmore Girls" and "Mike & Molly"), who's a little "off" in the same way as Zach Galifianakis' character in "The Hangover"; and Helen (Rose Byrne), the gorgeous, rich, popular and terribly snotty wife of Lillian's fiance's boss.

Annie only has the best of intentions for her bridal duties—the dress fittings, the bachelorette party, the bridal shower—but Helen is always one step behind her with "a better idea" and her husband's credit card to pay for it. She's trapped in a spiral of self-pity and feeble attempts at one-upman-ship and oblivious to the fact she's still quite charming in the eyes of police officer Rhodes (Chris O'Dowd, being adorable). I won't spoil "Bridesmaids" any further, but watching Annie unravel under the pressure is so funny that you forget how cruel it really is. The Frisky: 25 Awesome Spring Skirts For Under $25