Bridget Jones's Diary DVD > Reviews > No emotional f...wits please

Author's product rating:   

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

Advantages:	Funny, escapism
Disadvantages:	not suitable for all the family

Recommend to potential buyers:

yes

Full review

On New Year's Day 30 something, Bridget Jones, decides to change her single status and to keep a diary while she is at it.

First, she resolves to lose 20 pounds, and find a nice boyfriend who isn't a 'pervert, a peeping-tom or an emotional f***wit'.

The very British Bridget Jones is played by American actress Renee Zellweger. Renee had to do a lot of homework before she turned herself into Bridget. She worked part time in a publishers office. The idea was that if she could fool her work colleagues into believing she was a typically English girl, she would be able to convince the viewers.

There's a choice to be made between two men. Bridget's search for the 'perfect' mate leads her into the arms of bad boy Daniel Cleaver, (played by the delightful Hugh Grant). This liaison ends when Daniel is caught with another woman in his bathroom.

Next, it's the turn of Mark Darcy (played by Colin Frith). Mr Darcy is not initially to Bridget's taste but he turns out to be 'the one'.

The plot of this film comes from the book written by Helen Fielding who borrowed it from Jane Austen's 'Pride and Prejudice'. Even the name of the hero is the same. Colin Frith also played Mr Darcy in the BBC version of 'Pride and Prejudice'.

This is a very funny film from the same 'stable' as 'Nottinghill' and 'Four Weddings and a Funeral'.

I haven't said much about the soundtrack on this film because it is not remarkable in any way. The music made no impression on me at all.

If you haven't seen this film it's worth getting on video or dvd (now much lower in price as it is an 'oldie' as today's films go...you can buy it for 4.99).

Suitable for adults and older teenagers but I wouldn't recommend that you show it to you very staid maiden aunt, or to anyone who might be offended at the frequent use of four letter swear words.

My favourite bit from the whole film is where Hugh Grant is sitting in a rowing boat on the river reciting a poem:

There once was a lady from Ealing,
Who had an incredible feeling,
She laid on her back........................

No, I won't spoil it for you!