Funniest movie I've seen in years!

Rating: 10/10 (16 April 2001)

Although I am usually disappointed when I see a movie after having read the book, I have to say that Bridget Jones' Diary is one of those rare exceptions. Renee Zellweger does a bang up job of playing Bridget, Hugh Grant is perfect as the sexy bad boy Daniel Cleaver, and of course, Colin Firth is sex on a stick (even when wearing a Rudolph jumper).

For those who've read both books, the casting of Colin Firth creates something of a crisis if they ever decide to film a "BJD 2", but he's so absolutely perfect for the part (with those smoldering eyes) that I'm sure we're willing to overlook that trifling detail.
I had to go and see this film twice because the first time the audience was laughing so uproariously that I missed quite a lot of the dialogue. Nothing to do with seeing Colin Firth again... Honest! Seriously though, the film is rich and warm and funny because it's so honest -- we can all picture ourselves in poor Bridget's fuzzy slippers, lipsincing to "All by Myself"...
Bridget Jones is an "every woman's" film, with a woman who has actual thighs who is sought after by two of the sexiest guys in English film today. What more could one ask? I highly recommend this movie.