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Bridget Jones - The Edge Of Reason
on DVD (2004)
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| Starring: |
Renee Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Jim Broadbent, Gemma Jones |
| Director: |
Beeban Kidron |
| Studio: |
UNIVERSAL PICTURES UK VIDEO RENTAL |
| Run time: |
108 mins |
| Certificate: |
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| Collections: |
100 Rom-Coms |
| User collections: |
The World's Best Romantic Movies, Feel Good Movies, Films I'd recommend to anyone, New List, All of my favourites!, Chick flicks and TV, THE BEST CHICK FLICKS, A Fantabulous Girl's Night In, Most disappointing films, Top 20 |
| Genres: |
Comedy, Romance |
| Languages: |
English |
| Hearing-impaired: |
English |
| Released: |
25/02/2005
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Brief synopsis of 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.
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Critics Reviews
Radio Times
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.
Halliwell's Film Guide
The mixture is much as before in this sequel, but unfortunately, it does not benefit from repetition; it's bright and cheerful, though.
Daily Mail
I confidently predict this will be the biggest British film of all time.
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