Is Bachelorette the next Bridesmaids?

Wedding theme? Ensemble cast? Gross-out humor? Check, check, check. The new bridal film has some moviegoers hoping for a repeat of the 2011 box-office smash

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Moviegoers could be forgiven for experiencing deja vu after seeing the trailer for Bachelorette, which hits theaters today. The film, based on a play of the same name by Leslye Headland, superficially resembles 2011's Kristen Wiig-starring smash hit Bridesmaids: It's a comedy about the events leading up a wedding, it stars an ensemble cast of young women, and both movies feature actress Rebel Wilson in a supporting role. But does Bachelorette have the X factor that earned Bridesmaids rave reviews and massive box-office? Or is it just another failed example of Hollywood's cookie-cutter approach?

It's a darker, leaner Bridesmaids: Bachelorette will probably perform at least decently at the box office because of that other "female-driven, wedding-comedy," but it's a "brisker, cattier creation" than Bridesmaids, says William Goss at Film.com. Bachelorette is even "more of an ensemble effort," with stars Kirsten Dunst, Isla Fisher, and Lizzy Caplan playing a trio locked into "a mutual superiority complex that has kept them friends after all these years." Though the film's more sentimental ending isn't totally convincing after its first two "manic" acts, there are plenty of "funny failures" along the way.

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