Bridget Jones's Diary DVD > Reviews > Colin Firth all to myself...I wouldn't complain

Author's product rating:   

Did you enjoy it?	Loved it
Story	Good
Characters / Performances	Good
Special Effects	Unmemorable
How does it compare to similar films?	Good

Advantages:	It's funny, witty and can cheer you up whenever you're down
Disadvantages:	They cut out some of the best parts of the story

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

The funniest thing about this film for me was that my grandparents took me too see it since, after Colin Firth in Pride and Prejudice, and Hugh Grant in Four Weddings and a Funeral, my Gran made the mistake of thinking it would be a nice "family film". Wrong. And good job too, because I can't stand those boring snorathon films. Instead I was the only one in the cinema who actually got the jokes, since it was a Friday afternoon showing, and everyone else was either too young or too old to understand the innuendos. So I wound up asking myself: "Hey, was that MEANT to be funny, or is it just my filthy mind again?!"
But I ended up enjoying the film so much that I bought it on video, and with it got 35minutes of extra bonus footage, like the cutout scenes, which are almost better than those that were kept in the film. This, I reckon, has got to be the film's one major flaw. Like, the actress who plays Magda, Bridget's married friend, actually has some lines in the film believe it or not...all her scenes just got cut out. Which is a shame, cos if you've read the books you'll know that Magda can be a pretty amusing character.
However, I still rate the film as one of the best I've seen in my life, with memorable moments like that highly unfortunate slide down the fireman's pole, and hysterical bits like "Have It Oeuf" and the scene where Bridget leaves her job and dresses Daniel down in front of the whole office. Or maybe it's the romance with Mark where she chases him down the street in just a vest top and leopardprint knickers! Whatever it is, this film has something that all women can relate to, and even my guy mates laugh when Daniel and Mark have the punch up, so I rest my case on this being possibly the best film about women ever made, and one of the funniest and wittiest of our time. Rent it today, or better yet buy it and watch the deleted scenes PLUS interviews with Hugh Grant and Colin Firth...yummeeeeeeeeeeeee! ;)