Directed by:
Beeban KidronCinematography:
Adrian BiddleCast:
Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant, Colin Firth, Jim Broadbent, Gemma Jones, Jacinda Barrett, James Callis, Shirley Henderson, Sally Phillips, Neil Pearson (more)VOD (6)
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It would be difficult to top the phenomenal success of Bridget Jones's Diary, but the sequel certainly pulls it off. The incomparable Renee Zellweger once again breathes hilarious life into the flawed heroine who sent her career soaring. This instalment of Bridget's journal finds her dealing with the growing pains of a new relationship with Mark Darcy, her crush from the first film (stilted but passionate Colin Firth). Though wildly in love with him, Bridget, a TV producer, worries off and on that Mark and his stuffy attorney crowd may not be quite her cup of tea. When she attends an important law function as Mark's date, she manages to embarrass herself and offend his snobby colleagues. To top it off, Mark's gorgeous and willowy co-worker Rebecca (Jacinda Barrett) seems to have a knack for showing up at just the wrong time. When Bridget finally asks Mark outright if he's having an affair with the leggy Rebecca, he refuses to answer. Bridget jets off in a huff, and it appears the relationship is officially on the rocks. To further complicate matters, her cute and caddish former love Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant) asks her to join him on-location in Thailand for a TV shoot - another chance at romance for Bridget Jones. Zellweger makes the film completely her own, and provides some quintessential 'Bridget' moments - Bridget trying to walk up a flight of stairs in heels, Bridget careening down a mountain on skis, or Bridget tripping on magic mushrooms on a Thai beach. Brilliantly rehashing this unforgettable character, the sequel is a pleasure to watch that easily matches the original. (Universal Pictures UK)
(more)Cast
Renée Zellweger
USA
Best movies:
Cinderella Man (2005)
Cold Mountain (2003)
Murder in the Heartland (1993) (TV movie)
Hugh Grant
UK
Best movies:
The Last Place on Earth (1985) (series)
The Gentlemen (2019)
Love Actually (2003)
Colin Firth
UK
Best movies:
The King's Speech (2010)
Love Actually (2003)
Conspiracy (2001) (TV movie)
Jim Broadbent
UK
Best movies:
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
War and Peace (2016) (series)
Gemma Jones
UK
Best movies:
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
Jacinda Barrett
Australia
Best movies:
Middle Men (2009)
The Namesake (2006)
The Last Kiss (2006)
James Callis
UK
Best movies:
Battlestar Galactica (2003) (TV movie)
The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999) (series)
Battlestar Galactica: Razor (2007) (TV movie)
Shirley Henderson
UK
Best movies:
Trainspotting (1996)
The Way We Live Now (2001) (series)
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
Sally Phillips
Hong Kong
Best movies:
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
Green Wing (2004) (series)
Notting Hill (1999)
Neil Pearson
UK
Best movies:
Hogfather (2006) (TV movie)
Inspector George Gently (2007) (series)
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
Jessica Hynes
UK
Best movies:
Swing Kids (1993)
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
Paddington 2 (2017)
Tom Brooke
UK
Best movies:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
King Lear (2014) (theatrical recording)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Rosalind Halstead
UK
Best movies:
Sherlock (2010) (series)
Endeavour (2012) (series)
Wuthering Heights (2009) (TV movie)
Neil Dudgeon
UK
Best movies:
United (2011) (TV movie)
Coming Down the Mountain (2007) (TV movie)
Messiah (2001) (TV movie)
Simón Andreu
Spain
Best movies:
The Way (2010)
Flesh+Blood (1985)
Goya's Ghosts (2006)
James Faulkner
UK
Best movies:
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
Deceptions (1985) (TV movie)
Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
Patrick Baladi
UK
Best movies:
Rush (2013)
Ripper Street (2012) (series)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
Paul Nicholls
UK
Best movies:
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) (series)
Clapham Junction (2007) (TV movie)
If Only (2004)
Jason Watkins
UK
Best movies:
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Agatha Christie's Poirot (1989) (series)
My Family and Other Animals (2005) (TV movie)
Jade Ramsey
UK
Best movies:
X-Men 2 (2003)
Vanity Fair (2004)
The Myth of the American Sleepover (2010)