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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

US 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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08/07/08
Jim Lane
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Sacramento News & Review

There's a big empty space where the heart of this movie should be.

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01/03/07
Shirley Sealy
Shirley Sealy
Film Journal International

Frankly, I feel like a lot of the intangible 'heart' of the first movie is replaced here with an ongoing conversation about sex.

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Fred Topel
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An over the top, ham-fisted replay of the original.

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04/13/05
Mark Pfeiffer
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Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema

Director Beeban Kidron spends most of her time re-working the original movie’s formulas.

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04/08/05
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Peter Travers
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Es casi imposible negar que se quedó muy por debajo de las expectativas.

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Se você ouvir alguém dizendo que se identificou com Bridget Jones, meu conselho é: rompa a amizade. Você não vai querer perder seu tempo com alguém assim.

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12/02/04
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