Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason

The Edge of Reason has a genuinely likable beginning with a great Renée Zellweger and charismatic Colin Firth, but it gradually morphs into bumbling situational slapstick with an annoying Renée Zellweger and a sidelined Colin Firth. The entire second half of the film is merely a forced and unimaginative “something for sale” that doesn’t know which direction it wants to take or how it wants to get there. If the first instalment had been like this, it would have passed unnoticed like a mediocre romantic flick with Sandra Bullock. (27/10/2004)

The only reason for the creation of a sequel to the crazy adventures of Bridget was the hefty profits from the original film, so the producers thought, why not make a few more dollars or euros from the audience. Not that Renée Zellweger is any less charming and Colin Firth any less dry, and it can't be said that there is no romance or humor in the film, but the screenwriter is already frying on burnt oil and overall it's losing the originality of the first part. Overall impression: 45%. Unlike the original Bridget, this film is only worth watching once, there is no point in coming back to it. However, if I didn't compare it to the first one, I would add another three stars... (14/06/2006)

The character of Bridget Jones is one of my least favorite movie characters ever. Perhaps my least favorite of all. I make no secret of this fact and therefore the following opinions may be too critical, so don't take them too seriously. The success of the first installment, which revolved around a plump thirty-something desperately seeking a man, was not only tempting for the film producers but also for the author of the book adaptation, Helen Fielding, to create a second part about a woman who, as she says herself, messes up everything completely. The director has changed, and with her, the approach to the film has also changed. Beeban Kidron relies on the most pathetic ingredients of a movie joke. True, the script, which was co-written by Richard Curtis, also didn't give her much room to make the entertainment any more intelligent. The gags try to be funny, but unfortunately, they don't quite succeed. Still, something about my approach to the film has changed since the first installment. While the first one left me with a stone face, I couldn't stop laughing during the second. It's just a shame that it wasn't the classic hearty laugh, but the defensive one when you don't want to start crying out loud in anger. The significantly higher budget provided the opportunity to reach beyond the British Isles. A visit to the Alps is the perfect place for jokes on a snowy slope. Currently, there is a conflict within me between my calm self, which urges me to stay calm and deal with it, and the other self, which tells me to vent my frustrations calmly. Honestly, it's a waste of words... Even the gags in Snowboarders were better... Shut up! Thailand. The name of the country alone smacks of romance. Especially if you're making the visit with Hugh Grant. I don't know, but I haven't noticed anywhere that the consumption of "magic mushrooms" has been transferred from teenage films to adult films. And judging by this film, I would say that a Thai prison is not that bad. What do those drug dealers who got put in it see in it? After all, they can have fun and listen to songs by Madonna in there. What positive is there to find in the second Bridget Jones film? It’s got a bad script, bad direction... bad fun... Maybe the actors? I like Renée Zellweger as an actress and as a woman, but in this role she is downright repulsive to me. The sexist macho Hugh Grant once again excels to the fullest. But Colin Firth? He’s something, alright. Firth, to me, is a true British gentleman. His simple yet masterfully convincing acting makes him one of the best British actors of our time. But even the best actors simply cannot salvage such a bad film, where you can feel that it was made without love, and its logic is dictated by the producers' calculators, who honestly don't care about the final outcome. Their eyes might turn to the final product only if some porn was thrown in there. I’m not going to elaborate. (04/04/2005)

It's a shame because this film definitely isn't something that should be worthy of being a sequel to the first film. It lacks everything that made the first film special. This is just a regular romantic comedy that plays on the awkwardness of the main character. The viewer then stops understanding why the main hero, or actually both lovers, want her. There's nothing so special about her that would make it worth it. But sometimes, this can be enough when you don't want more. (04/01/2014)

A terrible bullshit film that's all about nothing, and aside from a lot of absurdities culminating in a Thai prison and a bunch of awkwardness, it also has some good jokes, the brilliant Hugh Grant, and a likeable Bridget. btw I really don't get the odes to Colin Firth, wherever the guy appears he has the same dry aristocratic expression and as far as I counted, only twice in this film does he manage to scrunch his face into a fake smile and that in itself is calling to heaven. Definitely a good candidate for the next installment of The Terminator. (28/05/2008)