Bridget Jones is a character from British fiction novels released in the 1990s 'Bridget Jones's Diary' and 'Bridget Jones; Edge of Reason'. These two books were made into films in 2001 and 2004 with Renee Zellweger in the staring role.
This is a film for people who have seen the previous films or read the books or at least know the general Bridget Jones Vibe (BJV). I had seen the two previous films and I think I enjoyed them enough though they didn't rock my world. All these years later I had completely forgotten what actually happened in them but I recalled the BJV and that was enough.
So in this film, Bridget is single (again... you get it if you get the BJV), things are going well in her career and she's skinny. (BJV-ers get the significance of the skinny thing.)
She winds up preggers with two possible fathers on the scene; Mark Darcy (previous flame BJV-ers will know, played by Colin Firth) and new guy Jack Qwant (played by Patrick Dempsey who has STILL GOT IT HUBBA HUBBA ETC).
After enjoying the first third or so of the film, it became clear that the 'which one is the father?' thing is really the extent of this story. I wished there was more. It just got a bit dull. I really didn't like this film much and nor did my mate. That said, others in the cinema at the preview seemed to enjoy it and when I asked two strangers in the car park who had been in the screening what they thought, they both said they loved it.
The reviews for this are pretty good. I mean, they're not five stars, but they're pretty positive. The Guardian gave it three stars - give it a read if you want more on the storyline. Three stars a little generous for me, more like 2-2.5ish I reckon.
Trailer here. Opens in Australian cinemas on Thursday 15 September.