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Bridget Jones - The Edge Of Reason
2004
It would be difficult to top the phenomenal success of BRIDGET JONES' DIARY, but the sequel certainly pulls it off. The incomparable Renee Zellweger (JERRY MACGUIRE, COLD MOUNTAIN) once again breathes hilarious life into the flawed heroine who sent her career soaring. This instalment of Bridget's journal finds her dealing with .. Read more
| Starring | Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Jim Broadbent |
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| Director | Beeban Kidron |
| Genres | Comedy, Romance |
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Bridget Jones - The Edge Of Reason
It would be difficult to top the phenomenal success of BRIDGET JONES' DIARY, but the sequel certainly pulls it off. The incomparable Renee Zellweger (JERRY MACGUIRE, COLD MOUNTAIN) once again breathes hilarious life into the flawed heroine who sent her career soaring. This instalment of Bridget's journal finds her dealing with the growing pains of a new relationship with Mark Darcy, her crush from the first film (stilted but passionate Colin Firth). Though wildly in love with him, Bridget, a TV producer, worries off and on that Mark and his stuffy attorney crowd may not be quite her cup of tea. When she attends an important law function as Mark's date, she manages to embarrass herself and offend his snobby colleagues. To top it off, Mark's gorgeous and willowy co-worker Rebecca (Jacinda Barrett) seems to have a knack for showing up at just the wrong time. When Bridget finally asks Mark outright if he's having an affair with the leggy Rebecca, he refuses to answer. Bridget jets off in a huff, and it appears the relationship is officially on the rocks. To further complicate matters, her cute and caddish former love Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant) asks her to join him on-location in Thailand for a TV shoot--another chance at romance for Bridget Jones. Zellweger makes the film completely her own, and provides some quintessential 'Bridget' moments--Bridget trying to walk up a flight of stairs in heels, Bridget careening down a mountain on skis, or Bridget tripping on magic mushrooms on a Thai beach. Brilliantly rehashing this unforgettable character, the sequel is a pleasure to watch that easily matches the original.
| Starring | Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Jim Broadbent, Gemma Jones |
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| Director | Beeban Kidron |
| Studio | UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK VIDEO RENTAL |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 48 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | 100 Rom-Coms |
| Genres | Comedy, Romance |
| Language | English |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Released | DVD: 25 Feb 2005 Production year: 2004 |
| Format | DVD |
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Critics' reviews (5)
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The reasoning behind this sequel is obvious after the huge success of 2001's Bridget Jones's Diary, and the makers aren't taking any risks by deviating from the winning formula. Viewers might even suspect the projectionist of screening the first film by mistake, for the sequel again opens with gormless but lovable Bridget (Renée Zellweger) arriving for a Christmas family reunion. Except now she is no longer single, having hooked the dishy but taciturn lawyer Mark Darcy (Colin Firth). It's not long, however, before they're squabbling over such personal foibles as Mark's habit of folding his boxer shorts before going to bed, so Bridget heads off to Thailand to compile a travel programme with handsome cad Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant). The characterisations are once more excellent, so it's unfortunate that the scriptwriters (including Richard Curtis and the book's author, Helen Fielding) felt it necessary to revisit jokes from the original, and even expect laughs every time a character falls over or gets wet. Bridget Jones — as a character and first film — maintained a fine balance between the amusing and the tiresome. The sequel tilts this balance too far at times but, if you can ignore the many similarities, you may still laugh your socks off.
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The mixture is much as before in this sequel, but unfortunately, it does not benefit from repetition; it's bright and cheerful, though.
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21 out of 29 people found this review helpful
No!!! What have they done to Bridget???
I'm a big fan of the Bridget Jones books, and thought the first film was very good. However, I've just seen the second one and it was rubbish. The entire story has been changed from the book, for the worse, so I don't know why they've even called it the Edge of Reason. All the subtletly has been taken away and they've ended up with a cheesey, try to appeal to the lowest common denominator film which I think I only laughed in twice. Colin Firth and Renee Zellwegger played their parts very well, such a shame they had such a bad script to work with. True Bridget fans beware!!
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6 out of 8 people found this review helpful
I can't believe just how awful this is!
Could not believe my eyes! I wasn't expecting much either but settled down to watch it with my mum and I can honestly say it was one of the worst films I have ever seen, up there with Existenz. T
he acting is that of the school play variety, the plot weak and absurd, shallow, awful, awful. Not even for a girlie night in. -
News and features
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Bridget Jones is back
- 15 Jul 2009
Bridget Jones is back - Renee Zellweger has signed on to appear in a third film about the hapless diary-keeper. The first film in 2001 grossed £188 million worldwide, while the 2004 sequel, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, raked in £175 million. And bosses at studio Working Title have decided it is time for Zellweger to return to the role of the beloved Brit to round out the trilogy. It is thought the new film will concentrate on Jones' quest to have a baby in her 40s. Colin Firth... Read more
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