The new Bridget Jones film has already been criticised for its dated portrait of women. But to demand ideologically flawless female characters misses the pointIt’s foolish to judge a film by its trailer,but this is the internet, so here we are: Bridget Jones’s Baby looks fairly obnoxious. With Renée Zellweger rehashing the first film’s brilliant opening scene, or Colin Firth being emotionally constipated,the trailer suggests that this film favours weak slapstick over the 2001 original’s great set pieces. There are small saving graces: Bridget’s mum, on learning that her daughter doesn’t know who fathered her unborn baby, and blurts out,“50% chance? Was it a three-way?” Similarly, Bridge persuading Emma Thompson’s ultrasound technician to reveal the miracle of life for each prospective father, or once for Firth,once for Hugh Grant replacement Patrick Dempsey, gets good mileage out of making the same joke twice. Even the moment Bridget Jones film, or 2004’s The Edge of Reason,couldn’t manage that. Related: Bridget Jones was just like us. Not any more… | Barbara Ellen Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com