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:

Love | Intern | Prison | Thailand | Parachute

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 6 nominations

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 - Mantigin siniri (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
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:

Iceland:16 | Malaysia:U | Portugal:M/12 | Sweden:Btl | South Korea:15 | New Zealand:M | 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:

The poem Daniel quotes to Bridget on the boat while in Thailand is a translation of the famous "Phra Aphai Manee", a famous epic poem about a hero/ prince who, among other things, wooes and marries many princesses. The part he quotes is when Phra Aphai Manee wooes his head wife, Suwan Malee.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Bridget and her mom and dad are smoking in the elevator. Bridget puts the cigarette to her mouth and then it cuts to a different point of view, where she's holding the cigarette by her side.

Quotes:

Bridget Jones: You are angry.
Mark Darcy: No, I'm not angry, I'm just disappointed.
Bridget Jones: Disappointed? Oh, God, that's worse than angry.
Mark Darcy: I'm just disappointed I can't take you home this instant.

Movie Connections:

References "Sex and the City" (1998)

Soundtrack:

Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word

recycled gags -- a plot

It seems that, now, even romantic comedies have gone the way of cookie-cutter action flicks in their being too formulaic.

Spare yourself watching this movie. The gist is this: the new Bridget Jones is a blubbery, stupid, awkward woman. She goes on various trips and social outings, never failing to fall down, make stupid comments, spill things on people, put her makeup on wrong, etc etc ad nassssseum. Think slapstick comedy. Think the Curly from the 3 stooges, getting bonked on the head for the 212th time. It gets old fast.

In the first movie, I think a lot of girls could sympathize with her flub-ups and awkwardness because Bridget was also witty and intelligent, in spite of her shortcomings. Only this time around she's pretty much just a waste of space.

Oh, by the way, there isn't actually any plot development for the movie. Just endless scenes of Bridget making a fool of herself.

They always say sequels are worse than the original movie, but I've never seen one so much abysmally worse than the first.