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Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

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Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)

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Reviews Counted:146

Fresh:38

Rotten:108

Average Rating:4.6/10

Consensus: Edge of Reason is a predictable continuation to the Bridget Jones story, with too much slapstick and silliness.

Runtime: 1 hr 48 mins

Genre: Comedies

Theatrical Release:Nov 19, 2004 Wide

Box Office: $40,203,020

Synopsis: Working Title Films' Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason stars Oscar® winner Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant and Colin Firth all reprising the roles they originated in Bridget Jones's Diary. In this... Working Title Films' Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason stars Oscar® winner Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant and Colin Firth all reprising the roles they originated in Bridget Jones's Diary. In this follow-up to the worldwide hit, we find Bridget where we left her--blissful and besotted in the arms of gorgeous lawyer Mark Darcy (Firth). Mark is accomplished, supportive and tolerant of (nearly) all of Bridget's tiny jealousies--why wouldn't every woman in London, including Mark's new long-legged, drop-dead, "I-always-say-the-right-thing-at-all-times" intern, want to lure him away from the plumpish, opinionated, sometimes inappropriate Bridget? With the entry of the leggy threat, Bridget's pink clouds begin to turn gray as her attacks of self-doubt sorely test her relationship with Darcy. And just when it seems that the waters couldn't get any more choppy, Bridget's former boss, womanizing heartthrob Daniel Cleaver (Grant), sails into view. Ms. Jones careens from embarrassing situation to romantic misunderstanding, still managing to muddle through in this continuation of the trials and tribulations of the working woman who has become the symbolic heroine of 'singletons' everywhere. Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason provides a hilarious and touching look at the answer to the question, "What happens after the happy ending?" Based on author Helen Fielding's best-selling novel Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason, the film stars Renée Zellweger (returning to the role that earned her first Oscar® nomination), Hugh Grant and Colin Firth all under the direction of Beeban Kidron from a screenplay written by Andrew Davies, Helen Fielding, Richard Curtis and Adam Brooks. It is produced by Working Title's Tim Bevan and Eric Fellner, and Jonathan Cavendish; it also stars Jim Broadbent, Gemma Jones, Jacinda Barrett, Shirley Henderson, Sally Phillips, James Callis, Jessica Stephenson, Celia Imrie and Neil Pearson. Debra Hayward and Liza Chasin serve as executive producers. The film was shot on location in London, Thailand and Austria. [More]

Starring: Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Gemma Jones

Starring: Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Gemma Jones, Jim Broadbent, James Faulkner, Celia Imrie, Jacinda Barrett, James Callis, Shirley Henderson

Director: Beeban Kidron

Director: Beeban Kidron
Screenwriter: Andrew Davies, Richard Curtis, Adam Brooks
Producer: Eric Fellner, Jonathan Cavendish, Tim Bevan
Composer: Harry Gregson-Williams
Studio: Universal Pictures

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It's silly, a little same-y, but that snarky British humor peeks through at all the right moments for genuine laughs.

Full Review Source: E! Online | comment Comment
11/12/04
E! Online

That this new film isn't quite so adorable as the first hardly matters, Bridgetwise, as the whole point of both movies is to allow everyone to revel in Zellweger's assumed-zaftig pantomime.

Full Review Source: Houston Chronicle | comment Comment
11/12/04
Amy Biancolli
Amy Biancolli
Houston Chronicle

The outrageous character Renee Zellweger has crafted is so dynamic and funny she's able to hold the sequel together.

Full Review Source: Roanoke Times (Virginia) | comment Comment
11/22/04
Beth Jones
Beth Jones
Roanoke Times (Virginia)

The sight of Colin Firth running through a meadow in slow motion is worth the price of admission.

Full Review Source: ReelTalk Movie Reviews | comment Comment
11/12/04
Betty Jo Tucker
Betty Jo Tucker
ReelTalk Movie Reviews

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason is amusing but never groundbreaking.

Full Review Source: Arizona Republic | comment Comment
11/11/04
Bill Muller
Bill Muller
Arizona Republic
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Much like Bridget’s beloved cigarettes, Edge of Reason isn’t terribly good for you, but it’s pretty delightful while it lasts.

Full Review Source: FilmJerk.com | comment Comment
11/11/04
Brian Orndorf
Brian Orndorf
FilmJerk.com

Novelist Helen Fielding created a lovable, klutzy, endearing character in Bridget Jones, and Zellweger, diving into the role with gusto, is an ideal match for her.

Full Review Source: St. Paul Pioneer Press | comment Comment
11/11/04
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
St. Paul Pioneer Press

As good, if not better, than its predecessor. An absolute ripper. You’ll laugh till the cows come home.

Full Review Source: Moviehole | comment Comment
11/09/04
Clint Morris
Clint Morris
Moviehole

It takes star talent to turn sequel hash into, if not a steak, a fairly tasty burger.

Full Review Source: San Diego Union-Tribune | comment Comment
11/12/04
David Elliott
David Elliott
San Diego Union-Tribune

Though the script tries to replicate the first film's heart-tugging moments, there's a lack of a big emotional arc to tie the episodic structure together. However, on a performance level, the movie is practically flawless.

Full Review Source: Variety | comment Comment
11/08/04
Derek Elley
Derek Elley
Variety

The talented cast give the flabby script some much-needed muscle.

Full Review Source: Atlanta Journal-Constitution | comment Comment
11/12/04
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Another small jewel in the crown of unabashedly commercial, cheerfully middlebrow, eminently exportable British fluff.

Full Review Source: L.A. Weekly | comment Comment
11/11/04
Ella Taylor
Ella Taylor
L.A. Weekly

It may be worth a matinee for a gaggle of girlfriends, but guys should stay away and Helen Fielding, who created the character, should be ashaimed of herself.

Full Review Source: Greenwich Village Gazette | comment Comment
11/13/04
Eric Lurio
Eric Lurio
Greenwich Village Gazette

Although it is not quite as funny or believable as the first movie, the lovable Ms. Jones just squeaks by on her own (and her returning co-stars') charisma.

Full Review Source: Lawrence.com | comment Comment
11/19/04
Eric Melin
Eric Melin
Lawrence.com

It goes for many more cheap laughs than its predecessor, but it gets them pretty consistently and a few instances result in big, hearty belly laughs.

Full Review Source: Film Blather | comment Comment
11/12/04
Eugene Novikov
Eugene Novikov
Film Blather

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Full Review Source: Sacramento News & Review | comment Comment
08/07/08
Jim Lane
Jim Lane
Sacramento News & Review

The film is a narrative mess, a cut-and-paste job of random ideas and pointless incidents that are barely related to each other, but this messiness is very much in keeping with the scattered personality of Bridget.

Full Review Source: Sacramento Bee | comment Comment
11/12/04
Joe Baltake
Joe Baltake
Sacramento Bee

There are some true moments of revelation, but they're neither substantial enough nor inspired enough to touch the original.

Full Review Source: FilmFocus | comment Comment
11/06/04
Joe Utichi
Joe Utichi
FilmFocus

Ultimately The Edge of Reason succeeds as a watered-down version of the first film.

Full Review Source: Las Vegas Weekly | comment Comment
11/11/04
Josh Bell
Josh Bell
Las Vegas Weekly

Zellweger once again manages to exude both grace and gravity while baring a self-doubting woman's body and soul -- `wobbly bits,' as Bridget would say, and all.

Full Review Source: Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) | comment Comment
11/11/04
Josh Larsen
Josh Larsen
Sun Publications (Chicago, IL)
 
 
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