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The Story
This delightfully funny romantic comedy is about the thirty-something Bridget Jones (Renee Zellweger) struggling to succeed in her
career and to finding a meaningful and intimate relationship. As New Year's
resolutions, Bridget promises herself to lose weight, cut out smoking and
drinking, and become involved with a nice stable mate.
The ever so loving, but confused Bridget is seduced by her
sexy beast of a boss Daniel (Hugh Grant) into a relationship which she had
vowed to
stay clear from. As expected, Daniel can't commit and Bridget digs
herself into further desperation. But nonetheless, she forces herself into a
serious television career and finds herself right back where she has started
- in miniskirts and tight blouses.
Meanwhile, she does her best to stay dignified at family and friend
functions where practically everyone questions her love life and reminds her
of her biological clock. During these
gatherings, Bridget always seem to run into Mark Darcy (Colin Firth), a lawyer who
seems quite bothered by her blabbering and dreadful habits. Is there
hope out there for Bridget or is she doomed to live her life alone until she
becomes an old maid? As Bridget's thoughts come to the screen, I could not stop
myself from laughing while simultaneously cheering for her honest
perspective of her
life.
The Extras
The "Bridget Jones's Diary" DVD contains the following bonus
materials:
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Audio commentary by director Sharon Maguire who talks
through the movie about the details and her reasons for each
scene. She worked three years as the first time feature film
director for this movie which I love to see many times over.
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Behind-the-Scenes Featurette gives good short quick
details from casting through final cut without the usual self
promotional pitch
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Seven Deleted Scenes, one of which is the ending for
the British audience
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Shelby Lynne "Killin' Kind" Music Video
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Gabrielle "Out of Reach" Music Video
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Original Bridget Jones's Diary Columns
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Sneak Peeks of:
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Bridget Jones's Diary Soundtrack Spot
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About Adam
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Robert Louis Stevenson's St Ives
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Shake, Rattle and Rock
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Blow Dry
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Chocolat
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Miramax Movies To Remember
There are enough bonus materials here to keep most "Bridget Jones's Diary" fans satisfied.
Video & Audio
The image quality of this anamorphic
widescreen DVD is generally good. The colors are accurate and
saturated, while shadow detail is very good. Occasionally, however, I
did notice the picture going a little soft. The Dolby
Digital 5.1 soundtrack is well balanced, with conservative use of the surround
channels.
The dialogue comes across crystal clear and was easy to understand.
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