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08/07/08
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Bridget Jones' Diary (2001)
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Reviews Counted: 148
Fresh: 118
Rotten:30
Average Rating: 6.8/10
Consensus: Though there was controversy over the choice of casting, Zellweger's Bridget Jones is a sympathetic, likable, funny character, giving this romantic comedy a lot of charm.
Theatrical Release: Apr 13, 2001 Wide
Box Office: $70,845,805
Synopsis: In the screen adaptation of BRIDGET JONES'S DIARY, Helen Fielding's international best-selling phenomenon, documentary filmmaker (and real-life inspiration for the character Shazzer) Sharon Maguire has managed a rare feat--a film... [More]
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Reviews for Bridget Jones' Diary
A cheerfully frothy romantic comedy that benefits from sharp writing, lively performances and touching characterisation.
04/15/08
As a film, however, item misses its mark, failing to capitalize on the staccato rhythms and sardonic wit of Bridget's inner life.
04/15/08
Top Critic It's so aggressive you don't even have to like it; the movie likes itself well enough for the both of you.
04/15/08
Top Critic The filmmakers are uncritically in love with their heroine and her milieux and have romanticised them to an almost laughable degree.
04/15/08
Renee Zellweger, a born Texan, not only nails the most beloved woman of modern British fiction but embodies and owns her.
08/11/07
Ms. Zellweger makes the most of what she's given and manages to triumph time and again over her pratfalls and public rump displays. In a word, she's terrific.
04/27/07
Top Critic This ultra-hyped adaptation of the ultra-successful Helen Fielding novel sends you out with a smile on your face.
06/24/06
With great energy, style and humor, Maguire takes us into Bridget's tumultuous journey out of spinsterhood and into the tumultuous world of dating.
12/01/05
Americans...will find Zellweger's newly acquired English accent believable enough to enjoy her comic performance.
06/23/04
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.
05/28/04
Zellweger, Grant and Firth keep Bridget chugging in a goofy, satisfying way.
06/11/03
Like Bridget Jones, this movie isn't perfect. Just note it in your diary as v.v.g.
05/20/03
Maguire must be commended for trying something different in an industry where old, tired formula rules the day, and Zellweger is charming even if her character...isn't.
02/08/03
Each facet is studied and turned into a joke for which there is no option but to laugh.
01/29/03
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