Good actors can't make the soundtrack stop blaring Motown hits that are supposed to stand in for actual human emotion.
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04/12/01
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Bridget Jones' Diary (2001)
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Reviews Counted:150
Fresh:120
Rotten:30
Average Rating:6.8/10
Consensus: Though there was controversy over the choice of casting, Zellweger's Bridget Jones is a sympathetic, likable, funny character, giving this romantic comedy a lot of charm.
Theatrical Release:Apr 13, 2001 Wide
Box Office: $70,845,805
Synopsis: In the screen adaptation of BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY, Helen Fielding's international best-selling phenomenon, documentary filmmaker (and real-life inspiration for the character Shazzer) Sharon Maguire... [More]
Starring: Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Jim Broadbent
Director: Sharon Maguire
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Reviews for Bridget Jones' Diary
Helen Fielding, Andrew Davies and Richard Curtis' script is really funny and Zellweger gives her best performance ever.
04/12/01
True to its source and full of the book's trademark wit, style and good humor.
04/12/01
Top CriticA pleasing, if somewhat bland, adaptation.
04/12/01
What we have here are three hilarious performances embedded in a humdrum context, which is more than one can say about most romantic comedies.
04/12/01
Top CriticAn extremely entertaining movie.
04/12/01
An extremely entertaining movie.
04/12/01
The movie charms.
04/12/01
I'm ... impressed by [Zellweger's] impersonation of ordinariness, especially after seeing her looking so slinky-glam in her lemon-drop gown on Oscar night.
04/12/01
As a romantic comedy, the movie works better than most.
04/12/01
Zellweger is, in fact, thoroughly charming and believably British in the role.
04/12/01
Top CriticMaguire's brisk pacing and Zellweger's spunk, especially, give Bridget endearing appeal.
04/12/01
It's chock-full of delights.
04/12/01
Top CriticZellweger gives this Bridget Jones an absolutely empathetic familiarity that makes the movie feel like an entertaining anthem for the frustratingly forlorn.
04/12/01
For the most part, novice feature director Sharon Maguire manages to recapture the outrageous situations and the attitudes in the book.
04/11/01
Badly miscast as the British heroine, Zellweger, in a monotonic performance, never gives us much reason to care.
04/11/01
The three-act structure is too predictable, and at 90 minutes, feels both draggy and hacked to the bone.
04/10/01
Top CriticZellweger is so likeable and fun to watch, it doesn't matter what happens in the film.
04/09/01
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