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, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant

Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 10 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:

thailand | boyfriend girlfriend relationship | opposites attract | marriage proposal | love triangle | 

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Taglines:

Bridget's back! (UK)

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | 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: Al borde de la razón

Filming Locations:

Ashbridge, Hertfordshire, England, UK

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$3,608,816 (United Kingdom), 5 November 2004

Opening Weekend USA:

$8,684,055, 14 November 2004, Limited Release

Gross USA:

$40,226,215

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$262,520,724

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal Pictures, StudioCanal, Miramax

Technical Specs

Runtime:

108 min

Sound Mix:

DTS Dolby Digital SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.39 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Sally Phillips was pregnant with her second child during filming.

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Goofs

It is snowing at the beginning of the skiing sequence when Bridget is seen carrying her skis. However, when she and Mark are on the chairlift there is not a cloud in the sky or any snow falling from it. Its snowing again when Bridget gets mixed up with the skiers who are in some kind of competition.

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Quotes

Bridget Jones: She's got legs up to here! My legs only come up to here!

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Connections

Referenced in Bridget Jones Interviews Colin Firth (2005)

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Soundtracks

Can't Get You Out of My Head
(Davis/Dennis)
Performed by Kylie Minogue
Courtesy of EMI Records Limited

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.