Bridget Jones's Diary

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Summary: What a poor movie!
Review: Renée Zellweger is far to be an actress and despite all her efforts she can not hide a total lack of talent. She is never really credible. Although Hugh Grant only plays a small part, you can see that he weighs on the movie, creating an umbalance.
Please do not fall in the marketing blabla that followed the release of this poor movie.

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Summary: the story of every woman's life...
Review: Watching this movie feels like watching my own life story. Always feeling too fat and too often attracted to the wrong kind of guy. Bridget Jones, self-proclaimed 'spinster dan lunatic' takes us into her psychotic, romance-less life through her little diary. The bottom line, if you like Ally McBeal then you will L.O.V.E Bridget Jones's Diary!!

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Summary: Bridget Jones' Diary
Review: I love this movie, I could watch it over and over again!

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Summary: Fantastic!
Review: Ive always liked Renee Zelwieger and in this movie she was so adorable that she is now my favourtie actress.One could really feel for Bridget Jones who she played
It was comedy but also touching and thoughtful.
I loved the music and thought Colin Firth was superb in the role of the originally pompous but ultimately good hearted Mark Darcey
Hugh Grant's character was a slimy and shameless cad and enjoyed seeing his face punched in
I absolutely loved it

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Summary: Brilliant!
Review: Brilliant adaptation of Helen Fielding's acerbic novel about the day-to-day life of the titular boozing, smoking and somewhat ungraceful little lass played with career-topping zeal by Renee Zellweger (who manages her Britishness perfectly). In adapting her novel to the screen, Fielding and her two colleagues (which include her good friend and Four Weddings and a Funeral scribe Richard Curtis) have pared down her witty but sometimes repetitive novel, keeping in the best moments, and amalgamating some of the others to even greater effect. Zellweger is matched ably by her two co-stars, in one corner the sexy but vile Daniel (Hugh Grant), and in the other corner the stiff but always-too-honest Mark Darcy (Colin Firth, a brilliant riff on his Darcy character in Pride and Prejudice), both of whom are vying for the lady's attention. Bridget Jones is unapoligetically embarassing, self-destructive and has no willpower, and for all those reasons she's more real to her viewers than anyone seen on film before. Watch it again so you can catch all the funny bits you missed the first time.

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Summary: excellent romantic comedy
Review: This is one smooth piece of work. There are no surprises, but it's so well done that this doesn't matter. Grant and Zellweger are perfectly cast (Zellweger is so perfect that you forget that she's an American, and she looks "real" with the extra weight, although by no stretch of the imagination could she be considered fat.) I don't think that you need a synopsis of this movie, and if it sounds like something you might like, you definitely will. It's probably going to become a holiday tradition in our house (along with "Home for the Holidays" and "Miracle on 34th Street").

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Summary: Lightweight comedy
Review: Hmmm. Reading all the other reviews makes me wonder if I saw the same film. Renee was fine playing a Brit and Hugh was rather interesting, but the story was average and not as funny as expected. The ending was not only predictable, it was a drop in the movie energy level. Worth a matinee ticket, but I don't think it's something I'd watch again for a long time to come.

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Summary: Bridget Jones's Diary
Review: Absolutely hilarious! I could watch it again and again!

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Summary: Jonesing for more Jones
Review: I always fancied myself as being *not* a Renée Zellweger fan. But she did such a good job in "Nurse Betty", I thought I'd give her the benefit of the doubt. Well, she is absolutely perfect here. Much has been made of her dramatic weight gain for the role. Well, for the first third of the movie, it's not so apparent. "Bridge" is actually quite svelte and sexy. It is only later on when she makes furious attempts to hide her bulk does the weight show (a scene with Renée in a bunny outfit does the trick nicely). And you know what? Bridget's insecurities are apparent -- because she can't help but wear them on her sleeve -- but even more so are her passions, and the latter neatly cancels out the former. She is still sexy. Credit goes to Renée for pulling off this neat stunt. She also sinks imperceptibly into her English accent, and shows a flair for self-deprecating physical comedy heretofore unseen.

I always fancied myself as being a Hugh Grant fan. Those who malign him for his repeated portrayal of shy and romantic Brits misunderstand that that is his greatest strength. Play to your strengths, Hugh! Fortunately, for those who need their performers to stretch, here Hugh mixes his usual character with a bit of caddishness. And he does it so well. You get every bit of the British wit he's so good at, plus a bit of danger, partially explaining Bridget's mistake at sleeping with her boss. My one issue with Hugh is his insistence on maintaining his big-hair-and-open-shirt-with-big-collar look. It served him well in "Notting Hill", but too much of a good thing is still Too Much of a good thing.

I didn't fancy myself a Colin Firth fan or non-fan. In fact, I haven't seen (or noticed) much of the man's worth. I did happen to catch much of his famed "Pride and Prejudice" performance. It confused me. Why was this shy, angry, and difficult man so swoonworthy? Well, the first half of this movie brought back those confusions. Even though she denies it, why is Bridget attracted to this furrowed brow of a man? The answer comes (definitively) later on, and I credit Firth for his patience, his willingness to be looked upon by half the audience as a stiff bore, and his subtlety in slowly turning those perceptions around.

I'd also like to note that if Hugh Grant is in a movie penned (in this case, partially penned) by Richard Curtis ("Four Weddings and a Funeral" and "Notting Hill" being the others), I'm there with bells on. The one fits the other's words so perfectly, I'm hard pressed to find a better example of artistic simpatico. Curtis, along with Andrew Davies and source novel author Helen Fielding does a fine job of adapting the book to the screen. I read the book and, by the half way point, found Bridget's inner dialogues tiresome. What was interesting in the beginning wore this reader down. The film spends only as much time inside Bridget's head (and in her diary) as need be, utilizing sparse voiceover to great effect. It also pares down the sub-plots (i.e., Bridget's mum and dad's marriage troubles; Bridget on TV), alluding to them only as plot devices. A fine adaptation. And credit should also go to first-time director Sharon Maguire, who infuses the film with a slightly surreal and definitely goofy quality, expertly handling the comedy (there's a wonderfully ridiculous party scene in which people keep asking Salman Rushdie for direction to the bathroom!) and the tender moments (the denouement teeters on the precipice that is melodramatic sentimentality, but Maguire does wonders in keeping it from toppling over). This is a truly fine (and funny, and cathartic, and relevant, and revealing, and... etc.) movie.

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Summary: Romance and Humor At It's Best
Review: This is definately one of the best romantic movies to come out in the past years. Having read both the book and it's sequel I can say with assurance that it feels like a breath of fire has been added to Bridget Jones Diary.

Bridget is a single woman who is searching for a guy who is well,..... not psychcotic. In the midst of her search are wonderful friends, a kooky family, and an awful job.

This movie is not only romantic and endearing but its funny, the jokes come quick and fast and are filled with wit.Renee Zellweger takes the role and makes it her own creating a funny and quirky modern woman.She is especially humorous when she does any sort of public speaking.
Colin Firth shines as Mr. Darcy and the role fits him like a glove. (Those who have seen the A&E adaptation of Pride and Predjudice will remember him as none other then Mr. Darcy:)

The best thing about the movie is just the movie itself, your in no hurry to get from one place to another because the journey itself is so satisfying. Beautiful, Wonderful, and funny, I highly reccomend it!