Bridget Jones - The Edge of Reason

Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (2004)

  • 27% of critics liked it
    (150 reviews)

  • 64% of users liked it
    (386,783 ratings)

Based on author Helen Fielding's sequel to Bridget Jones's Diary, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason picks up four weeks after the original film left off, with Bridget (Renée Zellweger) emotionally satisfied at long last with Mark Darcy (Colin Firth), her barrister boyfriend. Stability in… More

R,
Directed By
Written By
Andrew Davies, Richard Curtis, Adam Brooks
Genres
Drama, Romance, Comedy
In Theaters
Nov 12, 2004 Wide
Miramax Films

Critic Reviews

  • Rex Reed, New York Observer

    A sequel that should have been buried six feet under.

  • Richard Roeper, Ebert & Roeper

    The humiliation of Bridget Jones is done so many times that it's not funny and it's not clever and it's not interesting.

  • Eleanor Ringel Gillespie, Atlanta Journal-Constitution

    The talented cast give the flabby script some much-needed muscle.

  • Robert Denerstein, Denver Rocky Mountain News

    Unfortunately, Zellweger and Firth don't ignite many sparks, and Bridget's neuroses, rather than endearing her to us, can be off-putting.

  • Charles Taylor, Salon.com

    So clumsy and crass that it makes you doubt the pleasure of the first movie.

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Featured Audience Ratings

  • Luke B


    A comedy that is an exact retread of the original. I don't like movies that backtrack. Here we have Bridget Jones suddenly doubting Darcy's fidelity. This leads to misunderstandings, where she is soon, once again, torn between Darcy and Cleaver. The film redoes the same… More

  • Candy R


    Warning spoilers! Second part, she gets her man, ends up in a Thai prison, loses her man, gets him back again. Fave scene - fighting in the fountain. Hilarious! Great cast.

  • Bethany M


    I love Bridget Jones. As good as the first one, I would even say better. An exceptional sequel. Extremely hilarious! She never fails to impress. Renee Zelwegger plays her perfectly. The skiing scene is my favourite. So funny!

  • Nicki M


    Funnily enough, I have marked this up half a star from my original rating. I remembered this as being a lot worse than it actually was. Oh, it had it's moments, alright, don't get me wrong. The skiing trip and the spell in prison come to mind quite quickly, but it had… More

  • Spencer S


    I never really believed I would like a chick flick, but it felt like I was jumping into a Marian Keyes or a Madeleine Wickham, and I do love chick lit. Now I just have to read the book.

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