Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)

Director:

Beeban Kidron

Writers (WGA):

Helen Fielding (novel)
Andrew Davies (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

19 November 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Same Bridget. Brand new diary.

Plot:

The story picks up four weeks after the first film, and already Bridget Jones is becoming uncomfortable in her relationship with Mark Darcy...

Plot Keywords:

Opposites Attract | Lesbian | Urban | Bra | Self Doubt

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 6 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. Aug. 3

6:00 AM

TNT

Cast

Renée Zellweger	...	Bridget Jones
Gemma Jones	...	Mum
Jim Broadbent	...	Dad
James Faulkner	...	Uncle Geoffrey
Celia Imrie	...	Una Alconbury
Dominic McHale	...	Bernard
Colin Firth	...	Mark Darcy
Donald Douglas	...	Admiral Darcy
Shirley Dixon	...	Mrs. Darcy
Neil Pearson	...	Richard Finch
Rosalind Halstead	...	Receptionist
Luis Soto	...	Mexican Ambassador
Tom Brooke	...	Production Assistant
Hugh Grant	...	Daniel Cleaver
Alba Fleming Furlan	...	Girl in Rome

Also Known As:

Bridget Jones - Am Rande des Wahnsinns (Germany)
Bridget Jones - L'age 2 raison (France) (DVD box title)
Bridget Jones 2 (UK) (informal title)
Bridget Jones's Diary 2 (UK) (working title)
Bridget Jones: L'âge de raison (France)
Bridget Jones: L'âge de raison (Belgium: French title) (Canada: French title) [fr]
Bridget Jones - Am Rande des Wahnsinns (Austria) [de]
Bridget Jones - På randen (Norway) [no]
Bridget Jones 2: al borde de la razón (Chile) [es]
Bridget Jones: Al borde de la razón (Argentina) [es]
Bridget Jones: Elämä jatkuu (Finland) [fi]
Bridget Jones: I epomeni selida (Greece) [el]
Bridget Jones: No Limite da Razão (Brazil) [pt]
Bridget Jones: Sobreviviré (Spain) [es]
Bridget Jones: Täitsa lõpp (Estonia) [et]
Bridget Jonesui ilgi: Yeoljeong aejeong (South Korea) [ko]
Che pasticcio, Bridget Jones! (Italy) [it]
På spaning med Bridget Jones (Sweden) [sv]

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some sexual content.

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

UK | France | Germany | Ireland | USA

Language:

English | German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Sweden:Btl | Iceland:16 | Malaysia:U | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Chile:14 | Czech Republic:12 | Finland:K-7 | Germany:6 | Ireland:15 | Italy:T | Netherlands:12 | Norway:A | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:NC-16 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Zurich) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R | Indonesia:Dewasa

Filming Locations:

Aldbury, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Company:

Working Title Films

Trivia:

Giles Benwick, whom Bridget meets at the law council dinner, shares his last name with a character from Jane Austen's "Persuasion".

Goofs:

Continuity: When Bridget apologizing to and thanking Mark Darcy for getting her out of prison, she is carrying a small pink handbag. When they go out to the corridor, the purse is missing.

Quotes:

Daniel Cleaver: New York. the Big, Juicy Apple. The city that never sleeps with the same person two nights running. My favorite place in America, where Sex And The City isn't just a programme, it's a promise.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs The Sound of Music (1965)

Soundtrack:

Can't Get You Out of My Head

Disappointing

The problem with a sequel is that expectations are high - particularly after a film as successful and engaging as BJ1. I knew already that the new film did not adhere to the second book so I didn't expect to be making comparisons. However, this movie was frankly ridiculous.

My problem with the film in main was that the character of Bridget was over-parodied. She is not supposed to be so much fatter than everyone around her, or as scatty and ungainly as she is portrayed in the film, which makes it harder to believe that there are 2 men and a woman after her.

The first film's success was due to the protagonist being charming and endearing - she made "human" mistakes (for example, the "blue soup") and fell for an unsuitable man who cheated on her. We felt sorry for her but also felt that she was funny and kooky and wanted her to "get her man" in the end. In this new movie she is frankly annoying, and we are almost incredulous that Mark Darcy should want her at all. They have nothing in common, the reason they break up at the beginning is not believable in any way, and the reasons they reunite are just as difficult to comprehend.

I also felt that the characterisations were not as layered as in the first movie, and the stupid lesbian twist didn't seem to make any sense.

It is a shame that they were so close yet so far with this new film, because in a way it negates the success and hilarity of the first one, which was a classic, intelligent portrayal of a 30-something singleton looking for her man. BJ2 is just a badly-made slapstick about a fat, unattractive girl who looks a complete mess and doesn't seem to have any self-awareness whatsoever. Sorry to be so harsh, but with the weight of the various names attached to the film, expectations were high.......