Bridget Jones's Diary

Bridget Jone's Diary is of course the book that was made into a movie. This movie was released in 2004 mostly for European countries. Renée Zellweger plays the main character called 'Bridget'. Bridget is in her late 30's and is not... Read more at imdb.com

This film I only discovered fairly recently, and just absolutely fell in love with it. It sure seemed familiar and lo and behold then I read about the Pride and Prejudice connection and then it all made complete sense.This is... Read more at imdb.com

What made this film work? What made this film break the usual British romantic conventional route? One actress! Her name is Renee Zellwegger, seriously, if the actress was British, this film would've been -'been there, done that'. Instead, this clever... Read more at imdb.com

What really makes this movie stand out from a venerable list of other working girl fantasies is the familiar but one-of-a-kind personality of the irrepressible Bridget Jones. Created by novelist Helen Fielding, who also wrote the script, and brought to... Read more at imdb.com

Speaking as a singleton of a certain age, I found this move dead on. Although set in England, the theme and feelings of single people everywhere were universal. The plot line stayed pretty true to the book with a few... Read more at imdb.com

Being a long time fan of the BJD books (three years and counting), I had nothing but high hopes for the movie version. I was lucky enough to get into a sneak preview last night, and I was not disappointed.... Read more at imdb.com

Bridget Jones's Diary is full of lighthearted fun. The cast is wonderful - especially true for Colin Firth. His performance is magical. Being given such a thin material to work with, playing a `dreadful cold fish', he has artfully shown... Read more at imdb.com

As a huge fan of the books, I had incredibly high expectations of the movie. In order for the movie to work for me, it had to capture Bridget's plucky-heroine character and the hilarious-poignant emotions that are in the book.... Read more at imdb.com

Speaking as one familiar with "Pride and Prejudice"--the book and the 1995 miniseries upon which this work is loosely based--I like this spunky little movie exceedingly well, just as it is. Do not be put off by superficial comparisons to... Read more at imdb.com

With certain bad movies - "Plan 9 from Outer Space" is a famous extreme example - you start to wonder if there's something wrong with people who don't realise that they're bad. I'm not saying that if someone LIKES "Plan... Read more at imdb.com

It's romantic comedy at its best, funny and endearing for a snappy ninety minutes and a film which should have enormous (and deserved) popular appeal through word-of-mouth. Grant, stuck with hair that will give him forever the look of a dandy highwayman, breaks away from his bumbling nervy Englishman style to play Daniel Cleaver, the serial shagger who runs the publishing house where Bridget works as a PR assistant. ... Full Review

Director Sharon Maguire throws in a couple of overcooked slapstick scenes for the I.Q.-challenged, but Bridget Jones's Diary is an ripping success. Like all of us, Bridget searches for love and finds herself attracted to the wrong men, particularly her boss (Hugh Grant), a charming creep who knows just what to say and when to say it. ... Full Review

Their side story helps to flesh out the life of Bridget into something that feels genuine, even in its absurdity. Bridget Jones's Diary" is the best date flick to come down the pike in an awfully long time and may well bring in a new generation of fans to Miss Jones and her diary. ... Full Review

Viewing the original and its sequel subsequently (as I did), highlights ever-so clearly the tenuous and tricky formula behind any film like Bridget Jones. It takes a truly dedicated actress to convincingly inhabit a handicapped character. ... Full Review

Also, Mark isn't exactly off the mark with the "verbally incontinent" crack; in a less amiable actor's hands, Bridget could easily slide into the pathetic or the shrill. Dressing for sexual success at her low-level PR job, Bridget's short skirts and see-through blouses have the desired effect, landing her in Daniel's bed. ... Full Review

Atmosphere: Two girlfriends on a summer holiday in Spain become enamored with the same painter, Juan,unaware that his ex-wife, with whom he has a tempestuous relationship, is about to re-enter the picture. Muah! : What happens on vacation stays on ... Full Article

At Sunday night's London premiere of her new film, Miss Potter , Oscar-winner Renee Zellweger showed off a svelte-yet-busty new figure that had the press buzzing. ... Full Article

"Bridget Jones's Diary" is presented as a movie about a British woman who is seeking love and self-improvement over the course of a year. Unfortunately, neither the titular character, barely played by Renee Zellweger (three moves: tilt-headed surprise, squint-eyed smile,... ... Full Article

Titolo originale: Bridget Joness Diary Regia: Sharon Maguire Nazione: GB Durata: 97 Interpreti: Rene Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant, Gemma Jones. Tratto dall omonimo best- seller di Helen Fielding (cinque milioni di copie in trenta paesi), per la regia di... ... Full Article

Reviewed by Brian Ludovico (December 10, 2004) Bridget Jones (Renee Zellweger) is a single British woman, living alone in London. She tells us that this year, her thirty-second year of being single, she's making a number of resolutions to improve... ... Full Article