the Coronet

Nina took me to see Bridesmaids at the Coronet in Notting Hill last weekend. Neither of us had been to this particular cinema before and we adored it. Housed in a Grade II listed building, the cinema was originally built as a theatre, and it has kept all of its old fashioned glamour.

The last offering from Apatow's ilk however, didn't turn out to be what we had come expecting. The film had some great comedy set pieces and it was at times awfully touching, but I just didn't love Bridesmaids as much as I did Hangover 1. The latter had me in tears almost the whole way through, it had pace, inventiveness and provided pure, unadulterated, slaphappy entertainment. Don't get me wrong, we do love Kristen Wiig, we'll just love her even more if she cuts the next film shorter and gives it more consistency (and if she gets rid of the obese, vaguely incestuous British siblings - they were not funny!)

P.s. In one of the scenes the character wore this red sheep dress under a simple black blazer. Turns out it's by Urban Outfitters and I would love one.