![]() ![]() I laughed a lot more during Bridget Jones' Diary than during The Edge of Reason. And the comedy is a couple of notches lower. While the situations seem familiar, the characters (with one exception) are muted echoes of their previous incarnations. The sense of déjà vu is incomplete, however. In order to get viewers back into theaters for the second installment, the filmmakers are forced to replay large chunks of the first movie. Where can a story go from there? As it turns out, nowhere. It told the whole story, and ended with a "happily-ever-after" promise. Bridget Jones in a Thai prison? Who thought up that bit of absurdity?Īrguably, the real problem with The Edge of Reason is that Bridget Jones' Diary was designed as a stand-alone. On those rare occasions when The Edge of Reason isn't regurgitating material from Bridget Jones' Diary, it is taking ill-advised excursions into unfunny slapstick and sappy melodrama. This has the feel of a movie that exists exclusively because its predecessor was a financial success. Sadly, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason isn't anywhere close to being that good. ![]() Bridget Jones' Diary was an unexpected delight: a witty, enjoyable trifle that touched the heart while tickling the funny bone. ![]()
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