Simple, but enjoyable

Rating: Null/10 (21 January 2003)

While the basic plot to Bridget Jones's Diary is a simple one, it is well delivered and makes for a highly enjoyable film. Renee Zellweger is excellent as the unmarried thirty-something who falls for two completely different men. Though he is ultimately the "bad guy" of the film, Hugh Grant as Bridget's charmingly pompous boss is one of the movie's highlights. Colin Firth plays Mark, the sweet and sophisticated lawyer. It's is expected that he ends up with Bridget, but the two have little chemistry and the end of the movie leaves something to be desired. This is it's main shortcoming; the thing that I liked the best about it were all of the side stories with smaller characters, namely her group of friends. It is slightly plotless, but definitely a movie worth looking into.