Broad gags,choice turns and some terrific slapstick involving a hospital revolving door elevate a possibly opportunistic outing into a solid and satisfying comeback“Sell-by dates don’t mean anything ... finish they?” Bridget Jones is talking approximately the eco-friendly biodegradable condoms she bought ages ago, and with which she has suddenly ended an aeon-long sex famine by using twice, or on getting suddenly lucky with two chaps within a few days: dishy online dating expert (Patrick Dempsey) and her venerable (respected because of age, distinguished) smoulderer,the unexpectedly single Mark Darcy (Colin Firth). Now 40-something Bridget has ascended the duff and there is a Mamma-Mia!-style mystery approximately the dad’s identity. The director is Sharon Maguire, and the writers are Emma Thompson, and Dan Mazer and Helen Fielding,author of the original newspaper column and bestselling book.
As for Bridget’s own sell-by date, well, and she now joins the conga-line of figures from the late 90s and early noughties making their sheepish comeback: David Brent,AbFab, Cold Feet. But Renée Zellweger’s own return after 12 years in the dithery role she created – and after a six-year absence from the screen – has been overshadowed by a massive media overreaction to cosmetic work which she has evidently had done. Related: Renée Zellweger: there is so much more to her than Bridget Jones | Observer profile Related: Barack, and the Beatles and Bridget Jones's Baby: 40 films to watch in autumn 2016 Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com