Bridget Jones's Diary

Another film that I own. (Can you tell I'm not getting around to any new films recently? Heavy-duty film reading can do this to you...) "A silly little film," to completely mis-quote Hugh Grant. Those of you interested in seeing this film ONLY because it has Hugh Grant and Colin Firth in it must read this article first (Are You a Colin or a Hugh Girl?). Besides having two hunky actors, the film stars the chameleon Renée Zellweger, whom I'm beginning to have more and more respect for after her last few films. Big differences between acting a spacey nurse, a slinky vaudeville star and a British single woman! And the film really is silly -- the day-to-day romantic problems of "singleton" Bridget Jones, flanked by her weird friends, her stupid obsession with weight (she looks just fine to me), and her hopeless attitude towards work. But, of course, that isn't the point. It's simply a cute comedy based on a British newspaper series written by Helen Fielding, extolling the virtues and perils of nowadays female single life. My guess is there will be few people who won't have a great deal of fun watching this movie, even though it has little to nothing thought-provoking in it.

year: 2001
length: 97 min.
rating: 4.0
IMDB link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0243155/combined