It is going to be hard in a lot of people’s minds to improve on the first Bridget Jones film. Filled with comedic brilliance and an indisputable charm it wrapped audience’s up in a cozy little blanket of entertainment. As for Bridget’s return to the big screen the filmmakers have brought back a lot of what made the first film successful and reference just about every joke that made us laugh already, all the way down to the granny panties.
Obviously at the end of the first film Bridget gets her man, the dashing Mark Darcy (Firth) but what the second film sets out to ask is just what happens after the happy ending? It all can’t be roses can it?
Definitely not, this is Bridget, and we are quickly reminded of how quickly she can “land” into trouble, or pig crap in this case. As for the happy ending part, Bridget now finds that the perfect man she has landed may be a little too perfect for the likes of a “not so perfect” Bridget.
The movie takes off four weeks after the end of the first film and Bridget finds herself dealing with Mark’s boss, his friends and a social circle she isn’t exactly accustomed to. Along with the perfect man apparently comes the much needed facade of perfect manners.
To make matters worse she is about to be re-teamed with the man all women love to hate, Daniel Cleaver (Grant), who has taken up a new position as a television tour guide. While taking TV viewers all around the globe he also manages to find some time for extra curricular activity, and when Bridget gets cast as his co-star Thailand becomes the vacation from hell.
Not only that , the trip to Thailand may be the only mistake in this entire film, which is funny from start to finish, except for a misplaced 15 minutes between the Thai airport and cozy old London. Nonetheless, this mishap is quickly forgiven as things are quickly turned around and back on track.
Edge of Reason, is just as good, if not better than the first film, and even Zellweger looks as if she put a little more into the role this time around as she seems to have packed a few extra L-Bs on for the second go around. Hugh Grant is just as crass and cool as he was in the first film and Colin Firth carries out the role of the good guy just as well as anyone could.
I thoroughly enjoyed this film, and laughed my entire way through it, whether it was at Bridget’s hijinks, her kooky friends or the greatest water fight on film.
If you loved the first one, you won’t be disappointed as all the ingredients of the first film are here, plus a few extra goodies to keep it fresh enough to call it a sequel.
