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13 April 2001 (USA) moreTagline:
It's Monday morning, Bridget has woken up with a headache, a hangover and her boss. morePlot:
A British woman is determined to improve herself while she looks for love in a year in which she keeps a personal diary. full summary | full synopsisAwards:
Nominated for Oscar. Another 8 wins & 29 nominations moreNewsDesk:
(213 articles)
Weekend Movie News Wrap Up: July 18, 2009 (From Screen Rant. 19 July 2009, 2:30 PM, PDT)
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ridiculously hilarious moreCast
(Cast overview, first billed only)| Renée Zellweger | ... | Bridget Jones | |
| Gemma Jones | ... | Bridget's Mum | |
| Celia Imrie | ... | Una Alconbury | |
| James Faulkner | ... | Uncle Geoffrey | |
| Jim Broadbent | ... | Bridget's Dad | |
| Colin Firth | ... | Mark Darcy | |
| Charmian May | ... | Mrs. Darcy | |
| Hugh Grant | ... | Daniel Cleaver | |
| Paul Brooke | ... | Mr. Fitzherbert | |
| Felicity Montagu | ... | Perpetua | |
| Shirley Henderson | ... | Jude | |
| Sally Phillips | ... | Shazza | |
| James Callis | ... | Tom | |
| Charlie Caine | ... | Handsome Stranger | |
| Gareth Marks | ... | Simon in Marketing |
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Rated R for language and some strong sexuality.Parents Guide:
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2.35 : 1 moreCertification:
Iceland:L | Malaysia:18SX | New Zealand:M | Argentina:13 | Australia:M (cut) | Brazil:14 | Chile:14 | Denmark:7 | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 (bw) | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:15 (cut) | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:18 | Spain:13 | Sweden:7 | UK:15 (cut) | USA:R (certificate #38033)Fun Stuff
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While filmgoers were eager to see Hugh Grant play a character opposite to his usual type-cast, it is ironic that original author Helen Fielding describes him, in real life, as being more like Daniel Cleaver, than any of his "normal" roles. moreGoofs:
Continuity: When we first see Bridget writing in her diary, listing the type of person she's not going to get involved with (with narration), she is writing on the left-hand page. In the next shot, she is at the bottom of the right-hand page. moreSoundtrack:
STOP, LOOK, LISTEN (TO YOUR HEART) moreFAQ
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Being a long time fan of the BJD books (three years and counting), I had nothing but high hopes for the movie version. I was lucky enough to get into a sneak preview last night, and I was not disappointed. The movie, like the book, has the most hilarious lines and moments, and each of the actors portrayed their characters so well you couldn't imagine anyone else in that part. Renee Zellweger IS Bridget, there is just no arguing it. No other actress could have pulled off what Renee did in this movie. Hugh Grant makes for an excellent Daniel, who is completely two faced and has a smarmy sort of charm that makes you want him just as badly as Bridget does. Colin Firth is a superb Mark Darcy, but that was a given because the character was practically written with him in mind - as all avid BJD readers know, Mark Darcy's character is a play on the Mr. Darcy Firth portrayed in Pride and Prejudice.
Some of the more hardcore fans of the book may be disappointed with all the missing jokes and scenes, but to film the entire book would have left us with a 10 hour movie. The writers did an excellent job distilling the essence of the novel, and the finished product has all the charm and wit of the original. The audience, many of whom I'm sure have never read the book (and many of whom, surprisingly, were male), laughed nonstop throughout the film, and everyone seemed to enjoy it thoroughly. As for those of us who have read it, I do believe that this is one of those rare book-to-movie jobs that was really spot-on, and everything that was noticeably changed in the process only makes the movie better. So go see it, it's hands-down one of the best movies of 2001 so far.