The film has its share of the wild signs of the times that politicians and other moral pundits will eagerly denounce without paying attention to the human lessons. Blow has the spirit of Boogie Nights and the substance of Traffic . It's Depp who makes Jung as compelling as his story. From the producers of Four Weddings and a Funeral and Notting Hill comes the latest romantic comedy to feature Hugh Grant opposite an American actress. Bridget Jones's Diary is based on the best-selling book by Helen Fielding.
Grant enjoys a stretch here, playing a cad.
Bridget Jones's Diary is full of supposedly adult, professional girls hooking up with the wrong guys at work, listening to the same Van Morrison song, and making embarrassing, public declarations of love. To its credit, Bridget Jones's Diary doesn't stop there. Bridget fumbles into a bit of success on the job and observes her parents working through their own relationship issues. These real-life moments elevate a film that, like its heroine, desperately wants to be loved. Zellweger's efforts aren't entirely wasted, but I don't fall in love so easily.