The character of Giles Benwick is based on an Austen character named Benwick who has recently lost his fiancée, but that is the only Austen reference from the book left. "The Edge of Reason" was not-so-loosely based on another Jane Austen novel, "Persuasion," but any overt Austen references are completely wiped out here.
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The first book was not-so-loosely based on Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice." The first movie left a lot of that in, and even included a lot of "inside jokes" for those of us who are familiar with that delightful book and the filmed version starring Colin Firth as Fitzwilliam Darcy. It's hard to put my finger on why - because I'm not quite sure why some of the book's original plot lines were ommitted, and because I thought the Rebecca subplot was gratuitous - but I did like it.
Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.įollow AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr on Twitter: oddly enough, I still liked this version of The Edge of Reason. “Bridget Jones’s Baby,” a Universal Pictures release, is rated R by the Motion Picture Association of America for “language, sex references and some nudity.” Running time: 122 minutes. If we’re lucky, we’ll get to check in with her again in another few years. This movie, for all its comedic ridiculousness and wild circumstance of the paternity crisis, is a jubilant celebration of women. Though the premise of “Bridget Jones’s Baby” makes it all seem like it’s all about the guy again, it’s never felt so much like Bridget’s story. And she is certainly not the other single gal of her time, Carrie Bradshaw, who seemed to become less and less relatable as the years went by. She is messy in that way that women in other rom coms “say” they are but never actually are. There is still a madcap, slapstick jitteriness to dear Bridget, but calmness has emerged, too - that of a woman who has finally grown into her own skin. Much of the original cast is back and wonderful (Jim Broadbent, Gemma Jones, Sally Phillips and Shirley Henderson), save for a sorely missed Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant). Is this a fantasy, or is this just men being kind to the woman who is possibly carrying their child? Does it really matter? It could be either Darcy’s or Jack’s.īoth men hop to the challenge, trying to out-partner one another at every turn. She walks away from that, too, and continues on with life until she gets the news that she’s pregnant. A few weeks later, she finds herself having an unexpectedly romantic night with a now-separated Darcy. She has a good time with Jack and goes on her way. He’s a single, not sleazy relationship guru who is immediately smitten with Bridget. So, she falls in some mud, but she also gets the attention of Jack (Patrick Dempsey). Of course, she doesn’t realize they’re going to an outdoor music festival. When her younger friend and co-worker Miranda (a terrific Sarah Solemani) invites her to a weekend getaway, Bridget arrives at the airport looking like a Nancy Meyers leading lady in cream and white.
She’s also fitter (and quite happy about it) and has gotten a fancier wardrobe befitting of her success.
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She’s now a high-profile TV news producer who seems happy at work - gone are the fireman’s pole humiliations of on-camera life.
Her friends all flaked on her and so she has a night by herself. Sure, she might be eating dessert alone in that same old London flat on that same old couch listening to the same old Celine Dion song, but it’s not tragic. Cut to 12 years later (between movies), Bridget is in her 40s and Mark Darcy has gone off and married someone else. Let’s get over the silly fact that this movie essentially had to press reboot on the happy ending of the second, when Bridget said at the end how even at 33 she was able to find love and happiness with one Mark Darcy (Colin Firth).