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emerald999

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If you could wear out a DVD, this one would be dead. I love this movie and it never fails to make me laugh even when I'm watching it for the 57th time. Branded, a "chick flick" I think the characters and story can and should appeal to...
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If you could wear out a DVD, this one would be dead. I love this movie and it never fails to make me laugh even when I'm watching it for the 57th time. Branded, a "chick flick" I think the characters and story can and should appeal to anyone with a good sense of humor. The story is a modern-day take (tongue-in-cheek) of "Pride and Prejudice." Renee is great at Bridget and I think she pulls off the accent quite well. And I'm an "expert" since I spent a couple of years in London for grad school. I love the scene where she sings "I'm Every Woman" as she drinks, and drinks and drinks! Haven't we all been there? Poor Bridget can't do anything right, but she just keeps on going and she has a small "urban family" of friends to help get her through life since her real parents aren't much help. I have to admit I had a "thing" wth a boss once, so her relationship with her boss (Hugh Grant) feels a bit familiar, but this film takes everything over the top. It was pure genius to cast Colin Firth as Darcy, a reprise of Mr. Darcy, his role in one of the better TV productions of "Pride and Prejudice." Other favorite scenes: Hugh discovering she's wearing granny panties, the blue soup dinner party, "It's Raining Men" fight in the Greek restaurant, Bridget's a*$ in the TV show, and more!

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Posted may 18, 2007 3:23 am pt

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A good "sunday afternoon on a rainy day" movie.

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Posted mar 22, 2007 9:57 pm pt

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Having never read the book, I had no expectations going into the movie. In fact, having been dragged there, I was quite unhappy. But, I was quite surprised at how much I was able to relate to the movie. It was sharp, witty and well acted!

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Posted feb 16, 2007 12:23 am pt

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I was really unsure when I heard Renee was playing Bridget, but she pulls of the hapless Brit to a tee. Colin Firth is as spunky as ever and Hugh Grant pulls off a respectably underhanded rival for Bridget's affections. The dummy spit at Daniel in...
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I was really unsure when I heard Renee was playing Bridget, but she pulls of the hapless Brit to a tee. Colin Firth is as spunky as ever and Hugh Grant pulls off a respectably underhanded rival for Bridget's affections. The dummy spit at Daniel in front of the Printing Office is a classic moment of film.

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Posted feb 5, 2007 4:56 pm pt

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This is a feel good film and makes girls like me a chance to have the guy and to still be happy with who we are, and the fact that there are two of the hansomest looking guys in it makes it even better!

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Posted jan 29, 2007 3:55 am pt

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Does this film need a review? It's hilarious, tense, full of drama and is flawless. Go check your bargain bin at your local store and buy it... you will like it (guaranteed)!

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Posted jan 14, 2007 11:41 pm pt

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This is absolutely hilarious! Renee Zellweger is marvellous as Bridget Jones and her dedication to the movie is spectacular: putting on weight for the role. Personally, I don't like neither Hugh Grant or Colin Firth, but I found myself forgetting...
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This is absolutely hilarious! Renee Zellweger is marvellous as Bridget Jones and her dedication to the movie is spectacular: putting on weight for the role. Personally, I don't like neither Hugh Grant or Colin Firth, but I found myself forgetting who they were through the film. Everyone has to see this movie, it's brilliant!

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Posted jan 9, 2007 10:02 am pt

• [+] San Francisco Chronicle
  
  100
  A triumph for all involved.

  by Carla Meyer | Read Full Review »
• [+] The New York Times
  
  90
  Ms. Zellweger accomplishes the small miracle of making Bridget both entirely endearing and utterly real.

  by Stephen Holden | Read Full Review »
• [+] Rolling Stone
  
  90
  Delivers frisky fun for bruised romantics regardless of age, sex or nationality.

  by Peter Travers | Read Full Review »
• [+] New York Daily News
  
  88
  A delightful and endearing romantic comedy with the shape and resonance of a Jane Austen novel.

  by Jami Bernard | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Sun-Times
  
  88
  Made against all odds into a funny and charming movie that understands the charm of the original, and preserves it.

  by Roger Ebert | Read Full Review »
• [+] Chicago Tribune
  
  88
  The Zellweger-Firth-Grant triangle works as irresistibly as Hepburn-Grant-Stewart in "The Philadelphia Story."

  by Michael Wilmington | Read Full Review »
• [+] Seattle Post-Intelligencer
  
  83
  An endearing comedy that could well end up being one of the year's big hits.

  by William Arnold | Read Full Review »
• [+] Salon.com
  
  80
  The script is teasingly, pleasingly raunchy in places.

  by Stephanie Zacharek | Read Full Review »
• [+] LA Weekly
  
  80
  Bessed with a gleamingly polished, very funny script.

  by Ernest Hardy | Read Full Review »
• [+] Newsweek
  
  80
  She's (Zellweger) so disarming and so deeply Bridget -- gliding between mortifying slapstick and pathos -- that she's entirely won you over by the time the credits have rolled. The opening credits.

  by Jeff Giles | Read Full Review »
• [+] Washington Post
  
  80
  Grant is casually fabulous and very amusing, but all power to Firth the actor. He's the compleat Darcy, and he never wavers.

  by Stephen Hunter | Read Full Review »
• [+] Los Angeles Times
  
  80
  Cheerful, cheeky entertainment, a clever confection.

  by Kenneth Turan | Read Full Review »
• [+] Austin Chronicle
  
  78
  As much romantic fantasy as it is social satire, but more to the point -- it is gloriously and tear-wellingly funny.

  by Sarah Hepola | Read Full Review »
• [+] New York Post
  
  75
  Warm and charming and often witty, it's as good a romantic comedy as has come out for some time, with an endearing, perfectly pitched central performance that's a four-square triumph for Zellweger.

  by Jonathan Foreman | Read Full Review »
• [+] Entertainment Weekly
  
  75
  Bridget's most attractive asset is that she's played by Renée Zellweger.

  by Lisa Schwarzbaum | Read Full Review »