A classic romantic comedy

Rating: 6/10 (13 September 2016)

Renée Zellweger leads this goofy rom-com about a single woman in her thirties looking for the right man while confessing all her secrets in a diary. Bridget Jones drinks and smokes and her greatest fear is that she will one day end up on her own devoured by dogs after overdosing on ice cream, vodka, and self-help books. She has a crush on a suave editor Daniel (Hugh Grant) at the publishing company she works at. Daniel is a bad boy who charms and smirks his way into bringing Bridget into bed but stays steadfast that the relationship is not going anywhere.
Meanwhile, Bridget's mother (Gemma Jones) set Bridget up with a wealthy, staid divorcée lawyer Mark Darcy (Colin Firth). Bridget used to act crazily as a child at Mark's birthday parties and it appeared as if Mark always had a crush on her. Bridget is a bit turned off by Mark's solemn nature plus Mark always has his coworker Natasha (Embeth Davidtz) shadowing him as she hopes to someday woo him. Bridget is led to believe that Mark once stole Daniel's wife and so she is under the impression that Mark is not a good guy.
The show has plenty of comedy as Bridget tends to find herself in plenty of embarrassing situations due to misunderstandings and awkward clumsiness. She gets knocked down but refuses to grow melancholic and picks herself back up using a catchy soundtrack and one too many cigarettes. One hilarious episode after another plays out as the love triangle dances around each other and the true nature of Bridget's two potential mates reveal themselves.
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