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Movie Overview
Cast
Renée Zellweger
Hugh Grant
Colin Firth
Director
Sharon Maguire
MPAA Rating
R - For language and some strong sexuality. Bonus material not rated or closed captioned.
Bridget Jones' Diary (2001)
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4/5
"Si las mujeres son de Venus, Bridget nos hace pensar en que deberíamos tener visado ilimitado para entrar en tierras venusinas con tal de hallar a alguien como ella."
Cinenganos
Alex Ramirez
"Call me sacrilegious, but I believe most of the story changes worked very well here."
ReelTalk Movie Reviews
Betty Jo Tucker
3.5/5
"I'll go out on a limb here and predict Zellweger will win at least one People's Choice Award next year!!"
Filmcritic.com
Christopher Null
"Inside the frankly sexual, frankly desirous, and frankly pissed off anti-Cosmo girl is a Cosmo girl, just waiting for her happy ending."
Nitrate Online
Cynthia Fuchs
3/4
"For the most part, novice feature director Sharon Maguire manages to recapture the outrageous situations and the attitudes in the book."
Lawrence Journal-World
Dan Lybarger
3.5/4
"...a thoroughly enjoyable piece of work that everyone (yes, everyone) will admire."
Cinemaphile.org
David Keyes
C -
"The only thing I remember is the fake Christmas snow scenes."
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
Dennis Schwartz
B+
"The script ... is full of glib characters and dry British wit."
EricDSnider.com
Eric D. Snider
3/4
"This is Renee’s film to make or break and she is looking forward to at least one nomination next year"
eFilmCritic.com
Erik Childress
A-
"Finally, an adult romantic comedy done right!"
Film Blather
Eugene Novikov
D
"As prefabricated a romantic comedy as one could imagine."
One Guy's Opinion
Frank Swietek
3.5/4
"Features one of the most endearing and believable characters to grace the screen this year."
ReelViews
James Berardinelli
3/4
"presents us with a completely flawed, yet utterly lovable heroine who is so fundamentally human that it is impossible not to identify with her"
Q Network Film Desk
James Kendrick
5/10
"What audiences found so endearing about this movie escapes me."
Window to the Movies
Jeffrey Chen
"Fun, charming and exuding the similar feel and aura that made
Notting Hill
and
Four Weddings and a Funeral
so popular."
Screen It!
Jim Judy
6/10
"...never fully comes to comedic life, seldom reaches out emotionally, and provides few new insights into the perils of love and dating."
DVDTown.com
John J. Puccio
3.5/4
"Una de las propuestas más frescas, ingeniosas y encantadoras en mucho, mucho tiempo"
Moviola
Jorge Avila Andrade
4.5
"I'm a fan of the book so I eagerly anticipated the film regardless of hesitations about the star - I am delighted with the result."
Cinerina
Karina Montgomery
1/4
"Even though the leads are good, it's far from enough to make the film worth seeing, unless you wish to waste money and lose two hours of your life."
Montreal Film Journal
Kevin N. Laforest
3.5/4
"And I thought romantic comedies had become stale."
Mark Reviews Movies
Mark Dujsik
"The 30- and 40something single women I hang out with do not constantly obsess about getting married or worry about being eaten by dogs."
Flick Filosopher
MaryAnn Johanson
3/4
"Just seconds into Sharon Maguire's adaptation of Helen Fielding's beloved novel, it's hard to imagine that there was such controversy surrounding the casting of Renee Zellweger."
TheMovieReport.com
Michael Dequina
3.5/5
"It did a good job balancing comedy and message."
Goatdog's Movies
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
3.5/4
"Balances laughs and heart while still retaining a touch of that rage against the "smug marrieds.""
Aisle Seat
Mike McGranaghan
4/5
"Renée Zellwegger is irresistible as Bridget Jones."
Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies
Nell Minow
3.5/5
"There are astute observations along the way, more than enough big laughs and, in Zellweger's capable hands, a terrific look at a singleton on the verge of a nervous breakdown."
Shadows on the Wall
Rich Cline
4/5
"Renee Zellweger, a born Texan, not only nails the most beloved woman of modern British fiction but embodies and owns her."
eFilmCritic.com
Rob Gonsalves
3.5/4
"Not only that, but it is an adult comedy with no bathroom humor ... Hurray!"
Laramie Movie Scope
Robert Roten
B+
" ...the best date flick to come down the pike in an awfully long time... "
Reeling Reviews
Robin Clifford
9/10
"Witty, warm adaptation of the post-feminst best-seller, and Renee Zellweger is sensational!"
www.susangranger.com
Susan Granger
3.5/4
"Each facet is studied and turned into a joke for which there is no option but to laugh."
Oscar Guy
Wesley Lovell
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Wolf Entertainment Guide
William Wolf
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