The filmmakers are uncritically in love with their heroine and her milieux and have romanticised them to an almost laughable degree.
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04/15/08
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.
Runtime: 1 hr 38 mins
Genre: Comedies
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
Reviews for Bridget Jones' Diary
A cheerfully frothy romantic comedy that benefits from sharp writing, lively performances and touching characterisation.
04/15/08
Top CriticThis ultra-hyped adaptation of the ultra-successful Helen Fielding novel sends you out with a smile on your face.
06/24/06
Top CriticThe film plays as efficient romantic comedy -- smarter than most, because of the absence of dumb sitcom conventions and the colourful character of Bridget.
07/09/01
Funny, engaging and winning in its self-deprecating modesty, albeit in a big-budget sort of way.
04/18/01
One of the most genuinely funny romances for some time.
04/13/01
Top CriticThoroughly enjoyable romantic comedy -- smart, saucy, brilliantly-cast, superbly acted and laugh-out loud funny with pleasing regularity.
10/30/02
It's Hugh Grant, cleverly cast against type as a scheming love rat, who steals the laurels.
04/16/01
Top CriticThis is a strong debut from former documentary-maker Sharon Maguire, who directs with chutzpah and style.
08/10/01
Top CriticThere are astute observations along the way, more than enough big laughs and, in Zellweger's capable hands, a terrific look at a singleton on the verge of a nervous breakdown.
12/10/01
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04/06/02
The three-act structure is too predictable, and at 90 minutes, feels both draggy and hacked to the bone.
04/10/01
The film backhands [Zellweger] by deeming Bridget as imperfect, essentially stripping the character of any pride in her physical appearance.
04/15/01
Inside the frankly sexual, frankly desirous, and frankly pissed off anti-Cosmo girl is a Cosmo girl, just waiting for her happy ending.
04/16/01
Good actors can't make the soundtrack stop blaring Motown hits that are supposed to stand in for actual human emotion.
04/12/01
There's very little spontaneous life here, and pitiful few real laughs.
04/30/01
The only thing I remember is the fake Christmas snow scenes.
04/02/03
How can you celebrate a movie in which Zellweger doesn't soar but simply avoids disaster?
04/13/01
Time and again, we find ourselves unsure how to respond.
04/13/01
As prefabricated a romantic comedy as one could imagine.
04/02/01
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