Laugh out loud funny! Miss it at your peril!

Rating: Null/10 (17 April 2001)

I saw this film having read the books and the reviews. I therefore went to the movie with an open mind, prepared for cuts and considerable changes to the plot. But if you bear this in mind, as well as the fact that any book written in first person narration will be difficult to transfer to cinema, you won't be disappointed. There is no denying it. It is very, very funny!
It is inevitable that this movie will be compared to 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' and 'Notting Hill' what with Hugh Grant being in front of the camera and Richard Curtis being behind, but it is nice to see Grant playing the villain for a change, instead of the floppy-haired sweetheart we've all grown to love. He was the perfect choice for the role of Daniel Cleaver and you can see why Bridget is attracted to him, because he is gorgeous!
Colin Firth was equalling good, reprieving the many elements that he brought to the character of 'the other Mr Darcy' in the BBC version of Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice". He has a wonderful, quiet charisma about him in this role and I found myself with quite a crush on him by the end of the movie!
I only have a few objections: Not enough scenes with Jude and Shazzer etc. and the direction was a little disjointed. Also, the elaborate fight scene between Mark Darcy and Daniel Cleaver (which was not in the book) could have been much shorter!
Overall, as Bridget would say, V.G!!!