Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)

That was an excellent one.

How sad is this?

Absolutely Fantastic

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

The whole Bridget Jones uproar emerged in the 1990's when Helen Fielding's newspaper article about a fictitious single lady later materialized into a best-selling novel and that hit a positive note upon the the critical mass. Bridget who was fixated on losing weight and finding the right guy rehashed her story about the triumphs and failures along with her cynical humour which quickly made her mark famous. Of course as a rule of thumb, a best selling novel will likely be chewed up by the film industry and sure enough in 2001, "Bridget Jones' Diary" was released. Sure there was some doubt about casting an all-American girl Renee Zellweger as the titular character, and was more British than fish and chips, but she did exceptionally quite well for herself with strong support from Colin Firth and Hugh Grant. But enough about the first film, let talk about this one, "The Edge of Reason". It's a follow up to the first film basically, but through different sets and scenarios. If you're a fan of the first film, the second will be of liking as well even though the humour and quality has been altered a little here and there.So we start the story with Bridget dating Mark Darcy (Firth) we from the first film get the assumption we have that storybook happy ending right? Well not exactly. Bridget has suspicions that Darcy is being flirty with his receptionist and the once lovable and naive Bridget has now fallen to the edge of being borderline self- destructive. Because of her suspicions, she breaks up with Darcy and ends up taking a journalist job assigned to Thailand and she winds up in the arms of Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant). The question is will she reconcile with Darcy or is her mindset on the more willful Cleaver?Taking over the directing job from Sharon Maguire, Beebon Kidron, the direction moves out of the London surroundings as our protagonist ventures into the streets of Austria and Thailand. The main change is that unlike from the novel, Daniel Cleaver actually returns and for good reason because it's nice to see Mr. Grant convey his charismatic charm and to revitalize the magic from its predecessor. Though not as strong in the romantic comedy as in the first film, we not blaming Kidron on that. The script loses it charm and focus. And though we have grown onto Bridget and we hoped in the end that she truly found happiness, so know we see her though not her fault ruin herself we feel less empathy for her. We're also doubtful that she's not going to return to Darcy's arms even though it's clear that he's still madly in love with her. On the plus side, the principal three stars are quite at ease in their respected roles like as if they could be performing their roles in their sleep. The chemistry between the trio were equally sublime like in the first and is the main traits that makes this movie the way it is. No strangers to this kind of genre, they just seems right at home and can convey the deadpan humour that the romantic comedy has to offer. And sure films like this are not action-packed or suspenseful, in spite of the little squabble in the first, the comedy and the romance depicted here are boosted up a bit here. In spite of the negativity by the critics, it's not entirely bad and it's not an abomination to the franchise. It's still not as fresh as the original film. So what if this movie is formulaic? It works on all what you expect from a romantic comedy. The cast are in their comfort zones, and they come off naturally in that way. Sure it's often compared to the first film, but if you can overcome the fact it is a sequel, it shouldn't disappoint. It's not really my genre of comedy, but it's still a good watch if you give it try. Who know? You may like this movie for what it is.

It's soon after the first movie. Bridget Jones (Renée Zellweger) is now dating Mark Darcy (Colin Firth). She is insecure and jealous of his co-worker Rebecca (Jacinda Barrett). Egged on by her friends and enemy, she breaks up with him. Then she's forced to work on Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant)'s show and goes to Thailand. Bridget Jones goes to Thailand and gets imprisoned for trafficking drugs. Hilarious?It's a lot of self destructive behavior from Bridget Jones. It's the worst of TV sitcom writing. If only the characters would just talk to each other, the misunderstands would all go away. It is bad for a big screen movie. It would probably work better as a TV sitcom. Then she gets thrown into a Thai prison. Colin Firth plays his character with a little too much anger. Zellweger does a lot of fat jokes. Hugh Grant is actually a breath of fresh air delivering some lighter moments. In the end, there is nothing here worth your time.

Bidget was cute, witty, and not exactly fat in the first movie. Here, she is a complete moron with terrible hair and far too many extra pounds. Bridget's character in this sequel is not at all the same Bridget we knew from the first movie; here she is ugly (and you can see that the ugliness is deliberate, not natural) and very, very, very dumb.It was not AT ALL believable that Mark Darcy (an attractive, charismatic, successful man) is madly in love with her. Let alone Daniel Cleaver (the womanizer, who has girls that look like models chasing him). I mean... look at her! O.K., Mark Darcy - very unlikely, but not impossible. Daniel Cleaver - out of the question! The scenes where Bridget embarrasses herself are REALLY overdone and unrealistic. Hair ironing? Blusher all over the face? Please! She is CONSTANTLY falling down or spilling/dropping something, or embarrassing herself in some other way. Let me say it again: it's CONSTANT. It's so unconvincing and overdone that it actually gets quite annoying very early into the movie.They were clearly going for slapstick humour, but there's hardly a funny moment ANYWHERE in the film. It can't be considered a RomCom as there is no comedy; and as a stand-alone drama -- it's just too dumb and unrealistic. The most awkward scene in the movie was the lesbian kiss. It was so unnatural and embarrassing. Plus, it was totally out of place. It's clear as hell that the supposed lesbian is NOT a lesbian at all, and she, most definitely, does not fancy Bridget. It was just way TOO obvious.The prison experience... I can imagine that a lot of Taiwanese women must've gotten very offended by it. They are portrayed in this movie as retarded, EXTREMELY dumb crack-whores with no common sense whatsoever.Hugh Grant is, as usual, very good. Well, as good as it was possible for him to be -- given the rubbish script he had to work with. Colin Firth, on the other hand, is clearly embarrassed by being in this movie -- you can tell that he's not really "in it". Zero chemistry between him and Bridget. Well, it's watchable, but much less enjoyable than the original.

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason is a romantic comedy film based on Helen Fielding's novel of the same title. It stars Renée Zellweger as Bridget Jones together with Colin Firth as Mark Darcy, and Hugh Grant as Daniel Cleaver. It is the sequel to Bridget Jones's Diary.The movie was directed by Beeban Kidron.Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason picks up four weeks after the original film left off, with Bridget emotionally satisfied at long last with Mark Darcy, her barrister boyfriend. Stability in Bridget's life, however, quickly becomes a contradiction in terms. Though Mark is openly supportive of Bridget's numerous eccentricities,she is nonetheless threatened by Mark's young, nubile intern, not to mention irked at finding out that he is, among other less desirable qualities in her eyes, a conservative voter. Complicating issues further is the re-entrance of her ex-lover, Daniel Cleaver, whom Jones, perhaps mistakenly, thought she had finally gotten over. Before long, the situation escalates into another series of embarrassing circumstances for Bridget, who is faced once again with a crippling feeling of self- doubt and has only her diary and friends to combat it.Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason is predictable continuation to the Bridget Jones' story with too much slapstick and silliness.Also,many scenes aren't funny nor is the humor presented in the movie effective for laughs.Nor is it clever or interesting.Overall,it is no longer interesting as compared to the first movie.