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Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004) -- US Home Video Trailer from Universal
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Overview

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Director:
Beeban Kidron
Writers (WGA):
Helen Fielding (novel)
Andrew Davies (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:
19 November 2004 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Romance more
Tagline:
Same Bridget. Brand new diary. more
Plot:
The story picks up four weeks after the first film, and already Bridget Jones is becoming uncomfortable in her relationship with Mark Darcy... more | add synopsis
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Awards:
Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 6 nominations more
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(54 articles)
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The book was better. The first movie was better. more

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Also Known As:
Bridget Jones - Am Rande des Wahnsinns (Germany)
Bridget Jones - L'age 2 raison (France) (DVD box title)
Bridget Jones 2 (UK) (informal title)
Bridget Jones's Diary 2 (UK) (working title)
Bridget Jones: L'âge de raison (France)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and some sexual content.
Runtime:
108 min
Language:
English | German
Colour:
Colour
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
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DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

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Trivia:
In the book, Bridget Jones is obsessed by the actor Colin Firth from the BBC TV series "Pride and Prejudice" (1995), and even gets to meet him for an interview. This plot-line is omitted from the film, where Firth actually plays her love interest Mark Darcy. more
Goofs:
Continuity: Back at her workplace following the skydiving fiasco, as Bridget walks to her boss's office her sweater is buttoned the wrong way in one shot, the right way in the next, and back to the wrong way when she actually enters the office. more
Quotes:
Daniel Cleaver: Oh, come on Jones. Who gave who the hoof... and why?
Bridget Jones: Let's just say... that we suffered from fatal incompatibility.
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The 62nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2005) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
I Eat Dinner more

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48 out of 85 people found the following comment useful:-
The book was better. The first movie was better., 14 November 2004
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Author: Julie-30 from New York City

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.

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