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Helen Fielding's hilarious book about a
left-on-the-shelf thirtysomething struggling with her middle-of-the-road angst
captured the hearts and minds of a generation during the '90s. Female readers
clearly identified with its chain-smoking, Chardonnay-guzzling titular heroine,
ever on the look-out for the elusive Mr Right in a sea of Mr Might-Bes and Mr
Definitely-Nots.
And this big screen outing recreates the feel of Fielding's book perfectly.
Scripted by, among others, the author herself and Notting Hill/Four Weddings
scribe Richard Curtis, the humour, sadness and utter desperation of the
beleaguered protagonist shines through from the opening reel - with the Texan
Rene Zellweger pulling off the accent and piling on the pounds to look every
bit the embodiment of Fielding's frustrated spinster.
This year, she tells herself, things are going to be different. This year,
Bridget Jones is going to be thin, successful and have the man who loves and
respects her. But unbeknowst to the frustrated PR secretary, she's not getting
off to a good start flirting via email with her roguish boss Daniel Cleaver
(Hugh Grant) - particularly when an eminently more suitable rival, the solemn
Mark Darcy (Colin Firth), is vying for her affections. As the relationship
between the trio grows more complicated, Bridget soon discovers love blooming
in the most unlikeliest of places...
Playing out like a modern-day Pride And Prejudice, Bridget Jones's Diary will
keep you guessing right up until the closing credits whether or not Ms Jones
will find true happiness. But getting there is half the fun, with the three
main characters perfect examples of how great casting can make or break a film.
Grant leaves his signature bumbling fop well behind and relishes a role that,
for once, lets him revel in hissable nastiness, while the ever watchable Colin
Firth is wonderfully charismatic as the moody Darcy. Zellweger's assured
performance as the sex- and weight-obsessed Ms Jones is, of course, exemplary.
A delightful British rom-com, bursting with wit and style.
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Bridget Jones's Diary is now available to rent on
video and is released to buy on video and to rent and buy on DVD on 1st
December 2001.
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