Read more: Grant imagines bleak ending for Notting Hill couple He then reprised his role Bridget Jones: Edge of Reason in 2004, though he pulled out of appearing in the comeback movie Bridget Jones's Baby in 2016. Grant played the caddish Daniel Cleaver in the 2001 adaptation of Helen Fielding's hit novel, facing off against his love rival Mark Darcy, played by Colin Firth. Zellweger was lauded for her role in the 2019 biopic Judy, winning her the Oscar for Best Actress at the 2020 Oscars. Final verdict: Cast is excellent movie is OK men and women are soooo different.Hugh Grant, Renee Zellweger and Firth promote Bridget Jones - Edge of Reason in Berlin. Ironic: Hottest scenes suggest superior same-sex lifestyle alternatives (aforementioned Thai prison sequence, Firth and Grant wrestle in fountain, à la Dynasty). Unchallenged basic premise of "chick lit" seems to be that women thirst unslakably for dick and wedding ring at expense of self-respect. Screenwriters not in agreement – Bridget an object of satire or Modern Urban Everygirl? Should I want to slap these people silly? "Delightful" misunderstandings becoming wearisome wish Bridge would stop blabbering in voiceover and speak directly to other characters. Grant is dimpled rakehell Daniel Cleaver, as before. Zellweger lurches around in gold mermaid gown, tumbles into garden. Is Shirley Henderson in bad wig? Jacinda from Real World: London as coltish ingénue complicating relationship with tight-lipped Tory boyfriend Mark Darcy (Firth, adorably constipated). Trio of supporting characters reduced to Greek chorus of love advice. Movie cuts out a lot of the farce (no dry-cleaner hijinks or trip to Kenya) and fills in blanks with Motown needle-drops to provide time-released "go-girl" sensation. (Note to self: Does Wonderbra come with nursing flaps?) Lovely timing for physical comedy – good news since Zellweger skis, takes psilocybin accidentally, teaches Thai women’s prison inmates to lip-synch "Like a Virgin" (don’t ask). Looks fabulous and Cormanesque in Wonderbra. Cheeky Bridge (Zellweger) is cute and winning – should eat doughnuts more often. Movie purports to depict "what happens after you walk off into the sunset," based on boffo "chick" novel of same name. Director Kidron (To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar) takes over. Four screenwriters, including original scribe Helen Fielding. One hundred thirty pounds (bloaty – ovulation?), husband 1, shags 0, calories (not sure – no nutritional information on Big John’s Cookie from Whole Foods), cigarettes 3 (plus nicotine-replacement gum).
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