I liked BJD just as it was.

Rating: 8/10 (7 April 2001)

Wow! Renee pulled it off! I have to admit that I was a bit disappointed in who they picked to be Bridget Jones, but I was pleasantly proved wrong. Renee Zellweger is a great actress and she proved her mettle in giving an absolutely perfect performance as Bridget Jones. Hugh Grant was excellent as the charming, handsome a*****e, Daniel Cleaver. Colin Firth plays the role that was literally made for him. Add in top-drawer supporting performances and you have a wonderful, hilarious movie that had everyone laughing out loud for most of the movie. As a reader I have seen a lot of book-to-screen movies fail miserably, but BJD transferred very well. There were a few funny running jokes that didn't make it into the screenplay, but I hardly missed 'em. The laughs kept coming and coming, and Renee had got some huge laughs just by using looks and expressions. Read the book or not, but go to see this movie, you won't regret it.