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Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

Play trailer Poster for Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason R Released Nov 19, 2004 1h 46m Romance Comedy Play Trailer Watchlist
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The sequel to "Bridget Jones's Diary" finds Bridget (Renée Zellweger) working as a TV host and still dating barrister Mark (Colin Firth). But Bridget is jealous of the time Mark spends with a co-worker (Jacinda Barrett), and, despite a vacation meant to smooth things over, ends their relationship. On assignment in Thailand, she has a dalliance with her disreputable ex, Daniel (Hugh Grant), and is temporarily jailed on the false accusation of drug smuggling, before Mark comes to the rescue.
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Bogged down in slapstick and silliness, Edge of Reason is a predictable continuation of the Bridget Jones story.

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Will Self London Evening Standard What I can't stand about this film is the way it talks down to its audience. Dec 21, 2017 Full Review Nell Minow Common Sense Media Repeat of first film lacks charm. Not for kids. Rated: 3/5 Dec 22, 2010 Full Review Empire Magazine Rated: 2/5 Apr 1, 2006 Full Review Sebastian Zavala Kahn Me gusta el cine It makes the mistake that so many other sequels have made over the years: it tries to be like its predecessor and fails. I don’t consider this a BAD movie, but it never quite gets as romantic or comedic as the first film. [Full review in Spanish]. Rated: 3/5 Feb 12, 2025 Full Review David Nusair Reel Film Reviews ...ultimately falls right in line with its hit-and-miss predecessor... Rated: 2/4 Jan 16, 2022 Full Review Leigh Paatsch Herald Sun (Australia) A calamitous disappointment of a sequel. The old Bridget we all loved for her frailties, failings and feelings is gone. Rated: 1.5/5 May 4, 2020 Full Review Read all reviews

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Horror fan 4 Not as good as the first movie but Renee is outstanding once again as Bridget Jones. The two male leads were very good but the story was a little watered down for me. They played it safe with a predictable ending but the comedy was a hit!! Tim Treakle Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/26/25 Full Review Audience Member anny Flutters February #6: After EIGHT WEEKS, Bridgit leaves a man cause he doesn't want to marry her yet, I'm sorry sis I cannot defend you this time. The delusions and self sabotage are too high. I don't understand the meeting fake-out, why was Rebecca laying on cushions on the floor of a business meeting ?! This sequel is quite a quality drop off from the original, the tension and narrative feels incredibly forced and I really did not care for Bridget & Daniel's storyline, I'm glad she didn't commit to him. I am NOT happy with the writers pretending Sally Phillips is straight, she's literally a lesbian with Shirley Henderson, who to be honest is mildly terrifying. The fact for Bridget to realise she had been an absolute wanker for dumping Darcy over the fact he folds his underwear was for her to be in PRISON and hear about actual bad boyfriends is insane. Rebecca being a lesbian, y'know what, sure, why the hell not. The ending of this movie being Bridget in a rush to get Darcy back is a little tired, as that's what happened in the first movie. I also don't love the proposal and that we didn't see much of Bridget & Darcy's actual romance. We are told they are in love but don't really see them in love. I feel like we had an entire movie of no real progress, for any of the characters or the overarching narrative. This could have been an email. Grant and Firth are still permitted to run a train on me however. Horny Rating: 5/10 Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/25/25 Full Review Flynn D A fun sequel, but not as good as the first one. The story is just kinda the same as the original. I had a good time. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/24/25 Full Review Eye C The amount of money they should have spended for the rights of the music they put on every 30 seconds. I was not expecting to laugh with this one, but I did, this is not going down, it levels with the first one. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/12/25 Full Review Julian S The film has its share of laughs, but it can’t quite recapture the emotional depth of the original. And Bridget? They’ve taken her character in reverse gear. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/08/25 Full Review r96 s 'Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason' is a totally pointless sequel. There isn't really anything substantial that happens in this, it basically goes in one big circle before finishing how it started; aside from one minute-long detail. Admittedly, it does manage to avoid being bad. Renée Zellweger remains a plus, as do Colin Firth and Hugh Grant. With that said, this film adds nothing new to their characters, they are just replicas of themselves from the 2001 original. The film (as before) does have a charm to it, which saves it from a lower rating... too generous? Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 02/03/25 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis The sequel to "Bridget Jones's Diary" finds Bridget (Renée Zellweger) working as a TV host and still dating barrister Mark (Colin Firth). But Bridget is jealous of the time Mark spends with a co-worker (Jacinda Barrett), and, despite a vacation meant to smooth things over, ends their relationship. On assignment in Thailand, she has a dalliance with her disreputable ex, Daniel (Hugh Grant), and is temporarily jailed on the false accusation of drug smuggling, before Mark comes to the rescue.
Director
Beeban Kidron
Producer
Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Jonathan Cavendish
Screenwriter
Andrew Davies, Helen Fielding, Adam Brooks, Richard Curtis
Distributor
Miramax Films
Production Co
Working Title Films
Rating
R (Some Sexual Content|Language)
Genre
Romance, Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 19, 2004, Wide
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 12, 2014
Box Office (Gross USA)
$40.2M
Runtime
1h 46m
Sound Mix
Surround, Dolby SRD, DTS, SDDS
Aspect Ratio
Scope (2.35:1)
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