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Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason Review by Gareth Von Kallenbach

When viewers last saw Bridget Jones, (Rene Zellweger), she was in the arms of her lover, Mark (Firth), happy at last as it looks like she was finally going to be lucky in love and keep her Prince Charming.

In the follow up to the smash “Bridget Jones’s Diary”, it is one month later, and Bridget is still utterly fascinated and smitten with Mark., yet begins to have serious doubts if she is worthy of him. Mark is a high profile lawyer, and mixes with the cream of international society, and has a leggy and young assistant Rebecca (Jacinda Barrett), whom Bridget is sure is waiting for her chance to make a move on Mark.

As if things were not enough for the neurotic Bridget, her journalism career has hit and snag when she is matched with her former flame and bad boy Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant), who wants to rekindle what they had and promises that he has changed his ways.

The very flappable Bridget is soon beside herself with uncertainty, and becomes very paranoid and suspicious of Marks every move and comment which leads to tension between the two.

Added to the crisis, Bridget is assigned to the Far East with Daniel for a story leaving her alone with her erratic emotions and the charming Daniel who is all to willing to pick things up where they left off.

If this review seems a little light, it is because the film does not offer much in the way of complexity or depth. The plot hammers Bridget’s insecurities over and over to the point of tedium. While they were charming in the first film, it is starting to wear thin this time around, and while there are some funny moments in the film, a lot of the humor seems forced and falls flat. There is a prison subplot to the film that while taken from the book, does seem to disrupt the little amount of momentum that the film has been building up, and while vital to the story, it does not seem to fit.

Grant and Firth do a good job in their supporting roles, but they offer little new to their parts and come off as going through the motions rather than building upon established characters.

They key to the film is Zellweger as despite the films issues, her charm and energy make you want to care for Bridget even when her professional victim attitude starts to wear thin. While it lacks the charm and freshness of the original, “Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason” may offer some laughs for fans of the original just as long as you check your expectations at the door and enjoy.

3 stars out of 5

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gareth@nwlink.com

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