Synopsis
A hard-working young man meets and falls in love with his sister's bridesmaid. He soon finds out how disturbed she really is.
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Cast
- Benoît MagimelPhilippe Tardieu
- Laura SmetSenta
- Michel Duchaussoyle clochard
- Aurore ClémentChristine
- Bernard Le CoqGérard
- Solène BoutonSophie
- Suzanne FlonMme Crespin
- Éric SeigneJacky
- Pierre-François DumeniauxNadeau
- Anna MihalceaPatricia
Recommendations
- 83
The A.V. Club
The Bridesmaid goes slack at times, as it follows multiple Magimel family subplots, but as always, Chabrol stages everything with an elegant economy, moving the camera in short bursts that direct the eye but don't distract. Still, the movie would fail completely if not for the dynamic between the two leads. - 80
The New York Times
Deceptively understated and finally ferocious. - 80
The New Republic
Chabrol insured the power of this dangerously difficult film with perfect casting. The two lovers are so well acted that their story--and its finish--are incredibly convincing. - 75
New York Daily News
The Bridesmaid is fairly familiar Chabrol country, an exploration of the psychological undercurrent of the bourgeoisie, with heavy helpings of black comedy. - 75
New York Post
The film flawlessly glides along as bodies start piling up. The finale brings to mind another Hitchcock film, "Psycho." - 75
Entertainment Weekly
If The Bridesmaid is middle-drawer Chabrol, it's almost worth going to just to watch Laura Smet, a vamp of not-so-basic instinct. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Based on the novel by Ruth Rendell, the film could do well with audiences who have a taste for creepy films about murder in the suburbs. - 70
Variety
At 74, Chabrol is in full possession of his talent for elegant, understated filmmaking, though he's far from his disturbing films of the '50s and '60s.
