Bridget Jones's Baby

Too bad about the first two episodes, because even together they are not as entertaining as this one, which is smart, mature, with effortless humour. Sharon Maguire serves up a film showing a main character that has matured over time, leaving behind infantile gags and lame jokes, as well as the bitterness about how she's old and fat, single, etc.; she’s know dealing with important life milestones. The male acting duo is a hit and forms an equal counterpart to the traditionally excellent Renée Zellweger, their bickering and interestingly set-up characters are exactly the spice this series needed. And the gap in years has done wonders. It doesn’t warrant a sequel, there’s nowhere to go, but as a worthy ending to a comedy film trilogy, it's great. (2016-09-25)

At first I ignored this film, but the label of the best comedy of last year did catch my attention and I don't regret it. Even without knowing the previous episodes, I enjoyed this one and laughed a lot. It's a more mature comedy with more intelligent humor and very solid lines that I remember even an hour after the screening. Enjoyable fun and relaxing, I like this. 85%. (2017-03-05)

Yes, it's logical that Patrick Dempsey is kind of a stand-in for Hugh Grant, so why not follow through with that assumption? The problem with the trio is that Bridget's development doesn't make sense. Whatever happened to the tragic awkwardness of her struggle with excess weight, her bad habits, and her incapacity to work? The new Bridget is new and incredible, as is Renée Zellweger's new face. Colin Firth, though, is sad, tired, and lacking in energy. What I could imagine as entertainment in paper form, where the basic situation of "an impractical heroine suddenly dealing with fatherhood between two all-too-attractive men who don't suit her at all" is barely sketched out in a series of funny anecdotes, and it is rather boring in a two-hour film of the same stuff. (2019-02-14)

Fifteen years ago, I couldn’t stand Bridget Jones, but I feel that this part took the main character’s stupidity down by about fifty percent and the authors decided to direct the humor rather towards the individual scenes. And you know what? It’s been a long time since I had this good of a laugh and it’s also been a very long time since I saw a comedy that would be really funny and at the same time not vulgar at all. And if I have, it was borderline adequate. So completely OK. There was so much humor in this film that I will only probably absorb it once I watch the movie again on TV. So, I must admit that I didn’t feel like seeing this movie in the cinema, but in the end I really enjoyed it. Excellent British humor the likes of which I haven’t seen in a movie or TV show in a long time. (2016-10-10)

I wanted to be harsh and give it one less star, but why? Because it's about something completely different than the book? So? The story was just as good, though not as believable. But then again, it didn't have as much farting, which is great. In short, this episode is also a treat for lovers of British humor, and Bridget Jones fans will at least get what they expected. And maybe even more. The soundtrack is also perfect, one hit after another. Traditionally, I didn't understand Bridget in the middle of the film and cursed her for her indecision, but she still won me over in the end. Because she's just plain old Bridget. 4.5 stars. (2016-09-16)