Totally Enjoyable! (minor spoilers)

Rating: Null/10 (11 March 2002)

The major chick flick of 2001! Renee Zellweger was hysterically funny as Bridget, and her more subdued moments of loneliness, self-pity, and drunkenness also spoke volumes to those of us in singledom. Classic songs "All By Myself", "Without You", "It's Raining Men", "Me and Mrs. Jones", "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and "I'm Every Woman" are used as hysterical backdrops to crucial scenes. Colin Firth and Hugh Grant are also perfectly cast as the two men in her life. It's nice to have Hugh Grant play the slimy sleazeball for once, and he's sure more believable here than in Sense and Sensibility! I loved the change in Firth's character, and I especially loved the light in his eyes and his shyness and warmth take the forefront. The last half hour may be predictable, but the slowly growing development of true love hasn't been as well done in a film I've seen since While You Were Sleeping. It's rare that an actress comes along that can handle goofy comedy OR wrenching drama. Renee Zellweger can do both. It's a testament to her that this movie worked as well as it did. Good job!