Bridget Jones' Diary contains the funniest food preparation/eating scene since Tom Jones!

Rating: 10/10 (26 April 2002)

I must have the recipe for: Blue Soup, Congealed Green Gunge aka Capperberry Gravy and the orange, "...most incredible s***" served at Bridget's birthday party.
This is a delightful film from beginning to end. Based on Jane Austin's Pride and Prejudice, this one alters some of the situations and characters without changing the central theme or the outcome at all!
My only complaint is that, after seeing Colin Firth in a wet shirt in Pride and Prejudice, I would MUCH rather have seen HIM again in a wet shirt, (idea: the Green Gunge explodes all over Mark Darcy's nice white shirt, AHHH, the possibilities), than Hugh Grant.
The final 10 minuets of the film are worth the price of admission and/ or the price of the terrific DVD and it's marvelous documentary on how the film got made.
The director's comment track is priceless as she practically drools when she says, "Oh, Collin is SO sexy here...!"
Rene Zellwegger (sp), is a warm, vulnerable, believable Bridget, and the always fabulous Gemma Jones and Jim Broadbent make charming and fey parents.
Hugh Grant is a fine Mr. Wickens character, full of insincerity and sexual aggression.
Love Bridget's mad dash after Mr. Darcy, through the snow not quite dressed but determined not to flub-up again!