Much better than the preview suggests.

Rating: 7/10 (26 March 2002)

I'm not sure what exactly my impression of this movie was when I was only familiar with the trailers... maybe because the trailers didn't make me want to rush right out and see "Bridget Jones' Diary"... but now that I have seen it, I can say this movie pleasantly surprised me as a well written, well acted, and charming tale.
On the surface this appears to be a "chick flick"... and there are definite "CF" elements here... but overall, Bridget Jones is a character that everybody can identify with. A good person, suffering from a lack of self esteem, suddenly experiences the elation that new love (or just hot sex) grants a formerly lonely soul. Along the way, she looses love, gains love, looses love again, has misunderstandings, work conflicts, dealings with creepy old co-workers, (the nickname "Tits-Pervert" is fantastic!) it's all happened to every last one of us, woman or man, at one point in our lives. (Although I've never had two women fighting over me, tossing themselves out of a restaurant window - but that's just me...)
Bridget Jones' Diary is a fun movie to watch, and when viewed with an open mind, an honest movie as well.