Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)

After finding love, Bridget Jones questions if she really has everything she's dreamed of having.

Director:

Beeban Kidron

Writers:

Helen Fielding (novel), Andrew Davies (screenplay),

Stars:

Renée Zellweger, Gemma Jones, Colin Firth

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 6 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Renée Zellweger	...	Bridget Jones
Gemma Jones	...	Mum
Jim Broadbent	...	Dad
James Faulkner	...	Uncle Geoffrey
Celia Imrie	...	Una Alconbury
Dominic McHale	...	Bernard
Colin Firth	...	Mark Darcy
Donald Douglas	...	Admiral Darcy
Shirley Dixon	...	Mrs. Darcy
Neil Pearson	...	Richard Finch
Rosalind Halstead	...	Receptionist
Luis Soto	...	Mexican Ambassador
Tom Brooke	...	Production Assistant
Hugh Grant	...	Daniel Cleaver
Alba Fleming Furlan	...	Girl in Rome

Storyline

The story picks up four weeks after the first film, and already Bridget Jones is becoming uncomfortable in her relationship with Mark Darcy. Apart from discovering that he's a conservative voter, she has to deal with a new boss, strange contractor, and the worst vacation of her life.

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Plot Keywords:

love | prison | thailand | intern | old flame | 

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Taglines:

Same Bridget. Brand new diary.

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Genres:

Comedy | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for language and some sexual content

Details

Official Sites:

Official site Official Site (International)

Country:

UK France Germany Ireland USA

Language:

English German Thai

Release Date:

19 November 2004 (USA)

Also Known As:

Bridget Jones: L'âge de raison

Filming Locations:

Aldbury, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$652,772 (Japan) (18 March 2005)

Gross:

$4,258,523 (Japan) (15 April 2005)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, StudioCanal, Miramax Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Bridget makes a comment about Mark wearing a wet shirt. Colin Firth made a famous scene playing Mr Darcy in Pride and Prejudice where he appeared to Elizabeth Bennet in a wet shirt after swimming in a lake.

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Goofs

When Bridget apologizing to and thanking Mark Darcy for getting her out of prison, she is carrying a small pink handbag. When they go out to the corridor, the purse is missing.

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Quotes

Bridget Jones: Janey Osbourne. Talking to her is like swimming in a sea and being stung repeatedly by an enormous jellyfish.

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Connections

Followed by Bridget Jones's Baby

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Soundtracks

"Crazy in Love"
(Carter/Harrison/Knowles/Record)
Performed by Beyoncé Knowles (as Beyoncé)
Courtesy of Sony BMG Music Entertainment (UK) Ltd
Contains a sample of "Are You My Woman? (Tell Me So)"
Recorded by The Chi-Lites
Courtesy of Brunswick Record Corp

User Reviews

The book was better. The first movie was better.

But, oddly enough, I still liked this version of The Edge of Reason.

It's hard to put my finger on why -- because I'm not quite sure why some of the book's original plot lines were ommitted, and because I thought the Rebecca subplot was gratuitous -- but I did like it.

The first book was not-so-loosely based on Jane Austen's "Pride and Prejudice." The first movie left a lot of that in, and even included a lot of "inside jokes" for those of us who are familiar with that delightful book and the filmed version starring Colin Firth as Fitzwilliam Darcy. "The Edge of Reason" was not-so-loosely based on another Jane Austen novel, "Persuasion," but any overt Austen references are completely wiped out here.

The character of Giles Benwick is based on an Austen character named Benwick who has recently lost his fiancée, but that is the only Austen reference from the book left. It's a shame, too, because I liked that particular subplot in both Austen's "Persuasion" and Fielding's "Edge of Reason."

Given that I've complained about several aspects of this film, I'm still rather surprised that I liked it. Could it be because Bridget is still Everywoman and because Mark Darcy is still the Perfect Man (and probably because he's still played by the ever-dishy Colin Firth)?

Who knows. All I do know is that it was cute, it was funny and it was entertaining. You can't ask for much else.