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In her mid-thirties, still single and still being set up with dates by her mom, Bridget decides she needs to make a change in her life. She falls for her boss who uses her and then dumps her. In the meantime, Bridget keeps running into the divorced guy her mom tried to set her up with, and he happens to be ex-friends with her boss. She uses her diary as a confessional and she begins to wonder if she will ever find true love.Tags
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Based on a novel, which I hadn't read, and which - supposedly - takes its storyline from 'Pride and Prejudice'. There's a nice irony in that Colin Firth, who played Mr Darcy in the BBC series of Jane Austen's classic, plays Mark Darcy in this film; Hugh Grant, who also stars as the office Casanova, is rather more appealing.
The heroine, Bridget, bears little relation to any of the Bennet girls although her mother is quite as ghastly as Mrs Bennet. It's nicely done, and there are one or two amusing moments but it's not the hilarious comedy some reviewers suggest.
Grant and Firth are both excellent, and make it worth watching; but I found the smoking and excessive bad language very off-putting. Without them, it could probably have been show more rated 12 rather than 15.
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The heroine, Bridget, bears little relation to any of the Bennet girls although her mother is quite as ghastly as Mrs Bennet. It's nicely done, and there are one or two amusing moments but it's not the hilarious comedy some reviewers suggest.
Grant and Firth are both excellent, and make it worth watching; but I found the smoking and excessive bad language very off-putting. Without them, it could probably have been show more rated 12 rather than 15.
Latest full review here: https://suesdvdreviews.blogspot.com/2020/01/bridget-joness-diary-renee-zellweger... show less
I love this movie becasue of the "parody" aspect to Pride and Predjudice...some parts are a but "risque" -as I'm somewhat of a "good girl" hence the liberated woman-Bridgit --is a bit over the top for me... 98 minutes
A woman spends a year trying not to be single.
Concept: C
Story: C
Characters: B
Dialog: C
Pacing: B
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: C
Acting: B
Music: B
Enjoyment: C plus
GPA: 2.4/4
Concept: C
Story: C
Characters: B
Dialog: C
Pacing: B
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: C
Acting: B
Music: B
Enjoyment: C plus
GPA: 2.4/4
A chaotic Bridget Jones meets a snobbish lawyer, and he soon enters her world of imperfections. (source: TMDb)
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- Bridget Jones's Diary [2001 film]
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- Bridget Jones's Diary
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- 2001
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- Bridget Jones's Diary (2001 | IMDb)
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