Bridget Jones's Baby (2016)
After breaking up with Mark Darcy, Bridget Jones's 'happily ever after' hasn't quite gone according to plan. Fortysomething and single again, she decides to focus on her job as top news producer and surround herself with old friends and new. For once, Bridget has everything completely under control. What could possibly go wrong? Then her love life takes a turn and Bridget meets a dashing American named Jack, the suitor who is everything Mr. Darcy is not. In an unlikely twist she finds herself pregnant, but with one hitch she can only be fifty percent sure of the identity of her baby's father.
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What a waste of my time!!!
Better Late Then Never
It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.
Let me be very fair here, this is not the best movie in my opinion. But, this movie is fun, it has purpose and is very enjoyable to watch.
I did like many gags that were hilarious, some less so. I found the film storyline rather predictable but tagged along for the good jokes. The last third was getting much less funny, more predictable but it needed to wrap up somehow.
Bridget (Renée Zellweger) is a 43 year old news producer...spinster. She has retired her ovaries. Daniel, one of the two loves of her life, has passed on. She asks herself in Austen fashion, "Is Mr. Darcy, Mr Right?" She goes away on to a music festival (one that has Ed Sheeran). It is called a "Sodom and Gomorrah with tofu." Here she meets Jack (Patrick Dempsey) and hooks up. Later at home, her and Mr. Darcy (Colin Firth) a married man, come together after 10 years of cat and mouse. As you already know, the question becomes, "whose baby is it?" The film is a romantic comedy, with Bridget loved unconditionally by two wealthy men, apparently not uncommon for 43 year old pregnant moms who don't know who is the father. The support cast was excellent and the film boasts a Joe Cocker, "Up Where We Belong" moment...sort of. We don't get to know who the father is until the very end...This was a fairly good comedy with top stars up grading what could have been an average film.Guide: F-word. Sex. Male rear nudity...and not pretty at that.
I've had a rough few days and wanted mindless entertainment. This movie was cute, entertaining AND predictable. I have always enjoyed the 'Bridget' movies. There were NO surprises. And that was just fine. I feel like, if I had gone to the theater to see this and been disappointed it would have been my own fault because this movie was very similar to earlier movies. I wasn't sure who to route for - American Jack or Mark Darcy. I thought either would have made a good dad. I think Renee (as Bridget) looks better as she has aged (Thank you LORD - often men age well in movies and women don't by design it seems like!). In one review the writer was appalled that they didn't make Bridget have amnio. Let me just put a plug out there for the opposite point of view! They offered it to her, told her the risks and she didn't do it! I didn't either! This is a matter of personal preference. There is a risk with this procedure! All in all, an enjoyable movie!
With this movie we get a since of closers you did not with the last one and adding a baby in always makes things alittle bette. Bridget has grown I mean it's been years since the first movie has come out. We now find one character is no longer in the movie and Ben replaced with a much better looking and younger fella. And there is familiar faces as well. I loved this one just as much if not more than the first 2.