Bridget Jones's Baby

Oscar® winners Renée Zellweger and Colin Firth are joined by Patrick Dempsey for the next chapter of the world’s favorite singleton in Bridget Jones’s Baby. Directed by Sharon Maguire (Bridget Jones’s Diary), the new film in the beloved comedy series based on creator Helen Fielding’s heroine finds Bridget unexpectedly expecting. 

After breaking up with Mark Darcy (Firth), Bridget Jones’s (Zellweger) “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 (Dempsey), 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.

Bridget Jones's Baby is a great addition to the series.  My friend and I spent the whole movie screaming with laughter and cringing every time Bridget makes a mistake.  She has grown in confidence but has stayed the same hilarious character we know and love. It is hilarious and has the soul of the original Bridget Jones movie.

Bridget Jones, played by Renée Zellweger, has just turned 43 and her old gang of friends are all settling down and starting families. So her coworker, Miranda, played by Sarah Solemani, decides to take her on a girls weekend for her birthday. Where she falls, literally, for Jack Quant, played by Patrick Dempsey. Later in the week she runs into her old boyfriend Mark Darcy, played by Colin Firth, where they reconnect. The movie follows Bridget's struggles of being pregnant and not sure which man is the father while her job has a new boss insisting on re-branding to a younger audience. 

It was great seeing all the actors return to their original roles.  It was so much fun seeing how all the characters were doing in their lives.  It almost felt like a little mini reunion.  I feel that having almost the whole original cast return really adds to how great this sequel was. Patrick Dempsey and Emma Thompson were also great additions to the Bridget Jones series and blended in seamlessly. 

There may not have been a brawl in the street between Darcy and Daniel but Bridget Jones's Baby was filled with laughs and a new tension between Darcy and Jack.  Bridget may be happy with herself and her life but she still somehow makes a mess of everything in the most hilarious fashion. If you need a good laugh, and enjoyed the original Bridget Jones movie, I highly recommend that you go see Bridget Jones's Baby.  

If you are a fan of the series, you can check out the book, written by the screenwriter, that inspired the movies here: https://www.amazon.com/Bridget-Joness-Diary-Helen-Fielding/dp/014028009X