Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
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Directed by | Beeban Kidron |
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Based on | The Edge of Reason by Helen Fielding |
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Cinematography | Adrian Biddle |
Edited by | Greg Hayden |
Music by | Harry Gregson-Williams |
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Running time | 108 minutes[2] |
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Language | English |
Budget | $40-50 million[4][5] |
Box office | $265.1 million[4] |
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason is a 2004 romantic comedy film directed by Beeban Kidron and written by Adam Brooks, Richard Curtis, Andrew Davies, and Helen Fielding, based on Fielding's 1999 novel of the same name. It stars Renée Zellweger as Bridget Jones, Colin Firth as Mark Darcy, and Hugh Grant as Daniel Cleaver. It is the sequel to Bridget Jones's Diary (2001). The film was released in the United Kingdom on 12 November 2004 and a week later in the United States, to mixed reviews from film critics. Despite this, the film was a box office success, grossing over $260 million worldwide. Zellweger received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Comedy or Musical for her performance. A third film, Bridget Jones's Baby, was released in 2016.
Plot
Bridget Jones (Renée Zellweger) is ecstatic about her new relationship with Mark Darcy (Colin Firth). However, her confidence is shattered when she meets Mark's assistant, the beautiful, slim, quick-witted Rebecca Gillies (Jacinda Barrett).
At her job on the TV morning show Sit-Up Britain, Bridget crosses paths with her ex, Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant), and is offered a position alongside him in a new travel series. Initially refusing, she declares Daniel is a "deceitful, sexist, disgusting specimen of humanity," but eventually signs on, despite her friends' misgivings.
Bridget is delighted when Mark invites her to his "Law Council Dinner," believing he will propose afterward. However, a series of mishaps make the evening a debacle, culminating in the team trivia quiz: Bridget makes a critical error on a question about
After the dinner, Mark and Bridget argue and she stomps off. He goes to her apartment, apologizes, and tells her he loves her for the first time. Later that night, he invites her on a ski holiday to Lech, Austria. On the slopes, Bridget learns Rebecca is also there with a few other colleagues. She has a pregnancy scare, but after an argument over the upbringing and education of their hypothetical future children, the pregnancy test proves negative. Returning home, Bridget and Mark attend a lunch with their parents, where Bridget is hurt by Mark's dismissal of their prospective marriage.
Overhearing a message from Rebecca on Mark's answering machine, Bridget dissects it with her friends, who advise her to confront him; she does, he refuses "to dignify the question with an answer," and she breaks up with him. She travels to
Shazza has a fling with the much younger Jed (Paul Nicholls), who gives her a fertility snake bowl as a gift to take back to Britain, which ends up in Bridget's bag. When security dogs at the airport detect a large stash of cocaine inside it, Bridget is arrested and locked up in a Thai prison cell with almost 50 Thai female inmates. Feeling low and scared but glad at the friendliness of the inmates, she shares relationship advice with the others and teaches them to sing and dance to Madonna's "Like a Virgin".
Mark comes to tell Bridget that her release is imminent. After confirming Jed as the true perpetrator and that she "spent the night" with Daniel Cleaver, he declares her sex life does not interest him; Bridget does not correct his presumption, and he departs, leaving her sure he no longer loves her. Back in Britain, Mark confronts Daniel for abandoning Bridget in Thailand, and they fight outside an art gallery in Kensington Gardens. Daniel swears her off for good and says, "If you're so obsessed with Bridget Jones, why don't you just marry her?"
Bridget arrives at Heathrow Airport as an international human rights celebrity, greeted by her parents, who have been busy planning their vow renewal ceremony. At home, Bridget is surprised when her friends tell her that Mark personally tracked down the drug trafficker Jed, secured his custody and extradition, and forced him to admit her innocence. Hopeful that Mark still loves her, Bridget rushes to his house. Finding Rebecca there she assumes she is romantically involved with him, but Rebecca confesses she is actually crazy about Bridget and kisses her; though flattered, she politely turns her down.
Bridget confronts Mark at his legal chambers, asking him to give her another chance. He proposes and she accepts. At the film's end, her parents renew their vows and Bridget catches the bouquet.
Cast
- Renée Zellweger as Bridget Jones
- Colin Firth as Mark Darcy
- Hugh Grant as Daniel Cleaver
- Gemma Jones as Mrs. Pamela Jones
- Jim Broadbent as Mr. Colin Jones
- Celia Imrie as Una Alconbury
- James Faulkner as Uncle Geoffrey
- Jacinda Barrett as Rebecca Gillies
- Sally Phillips as Sharon "Shazza"
- Shirley Henderson as Jude
- James Callis as Tom
- Neil Pearson as Richard Finch
- Donald Douglas as Admiral Darcy
- Shirley Dixon as Mrs. Darcy
- David Verrey as Giles
- Jeremy Paxman as himself
- Ian McNeice as Quizmaster
- Jessica Stevenson as Magda
- Paul Nicholls (special participation) as Jed
- Lucy Robinson as Janey
- Wolf Kahler as Commentator
- Catherine Russell as Camilla
- Alex Jennings as Horatio
- Ting-Ting Huas Thai prostitute
- Jason Watkinsas Charlie Parker-Knowles
- Vee Vimolmal as Phrao
- Patrick Baladi as Flight attendant
- Neil Dudgeon as Taxi driver
- Pui Fan Lee and Melissa Ashworth as Thai jail girls
Production
Principal photography began on 6 October 2003 and concluded on 15 February 2004.[citation needed]
Filming took place in Southwark and Primrose Hill.[6] The skiing scenes took place in Lech, western Austria.[6][7]
During the fight scene between Daniel and Mark at the "
One of the more significant differences between the novel and the film is that the film makes no mention of Bridget's fascination with the
Sandra Gregory stated that the scenes involving the Thai prison probably received inspiration from her incident since Helen Fielding knew the next door neighbors of her parents and presumably would have talked to them.[8]
Release
Box office
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason opened in the United States on a
Critical response
The film was voted
On Rotten Tomatoes the film holds an approval rating of 27% based on 157 reviews, with an average rating of 4.7/10. The website's critics consensus stating: "Edge of Reason is a predictable continuation to the Bridget Jones story, with too much slapstick and silliness."[11] Metacritic, assigned the film a weighted average score of 44 out of 100 based on 37 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[12] Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "B+" on an A+ to F scale.[13]
Sequel
In July 2009, the
Colin Firth told The Chicago Sun Times in April 2013:
Unfortunately, it might be a bit of a long wait. I wouldn't say that it's completely dead in the water, but the way it's going, you might be seeing Bridget Jones's granddaughter's story being told by the time we get there.[16]
In an interview in October 2014, Hugh Grant mentioned an existing script for a sequel, however also expressed his dislike for it and that he would not star in a third film.[17] Filming officially began on 2 October 2015. The movie opened on 16 September 2016.
Home media
The film was released on DVD and VHS on 22 March 2005 with a variety of bonus features.
Soundtrack
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (The Original Soundtrack) | ||||
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Soundtrack album by Various artists | ||||
Released | November 19, 2004 | |||
Genre | Mixed | |||
Label | Geffen | |||
Producer | Nick Angel | |||
Various artists chronology | ||||
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Singles from Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (The Original Soundtrack) | ||||
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English singer Jamelia covered "Stop", originally by Sam Brown, for the film.[18]
"Stop" was released as a
Uncut magazine gave the album three out of five stars, saying that "[I]ts quality control is close to impeccable."[19] Allmusic called it "a generally enjoyable, if slick, musical counterpart to the film's frothy romantic shenanigans."[20]
Track listing
- "Your Love Is King" by Will Young – 4:05
- "Stop" by Jamelia – 3:37
- "Can't Get You Out of My Head" by Kylie Minogue – 3:49
- "Super Duper Love" by Joss Stone – 3:50
- "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" by Mary J. Blige – 4:44
- "Misunderstood" by Robbie Williams – 4:00
- "Everlasting Love" by Jamie Cullum – 3:22
- "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" by Barry White – 3:24
- "Jay Z–3:56
- "I Eat Dinner (When The Hunger's Gone)" by Rufus Wainwright featuring Dido – 5:39
- "I'm Not In Love" by 10cc– 6:02
- "Nobody Does It Better" by Carly Simon – 3:44
- "Loaded" by Primal Scream – 4:32
- "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?" by Amy Winehouse– 3:32
- "Lovin' You" by Minnie Riperton – 3:46
- "Calling" by Leona Naess – 3:42
- "We'll Be Together" by Sting and Annie Lennox – 3:53
- "Bridget's Theme" by Harry Gregson-Williams – 2:11
Charts
Chart (2004) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[21] | 8 |
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[22] | 11 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[23] | 62 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[24] | 62 |
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[25] | 35 |
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[26] | 38 |
French Albums ( SNEP)[27]
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37 |
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[28] | 25 |
New Zealand Albums (RMNZ)[29] | 7 |
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[30] | 33 |
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[31] | 24 |
US Billboard 200[32] | 72
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Certifications
‹See Tfd›‹See Tfd›Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[33] | Platinum | 70,000^ |
Ireland (IRMA)[34] | 2× Platinum | 30,000^ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[35] | Platinum | 15,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[36] | 2× Platinum | 600,000^ |
Summaries | ||
Europe (IFPI)[37] | Platinum | 1,000,000* |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
References
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- ^ "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (15)". British Board of Film Classification. 22 October 2004. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
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- ^ a b "Movie Hiker | Bridget Jones the Edge of Reason Filming Locations and Sets".
- ^ "Dreharbeiten in Lech fast abgeschlossen - Vorarlberg-Magazin".
- ^ Sandra Gregory (1 November 2004). "Bridget Jones stole my story". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Weekend Box Office Results for November 12–14, 2004". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ Weekend Box Office Results for 19–21 November 2004 Box Office Mojo Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
- ^ "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
- ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony (18 September 2016). "'Blair Witch', 'Bridget Jones' & 'Snowden': How Did 2016's Lowest Grossing Weekend Happen? – Sunday Postmortem". Deadline.
B+ CinemaScore and good reviews
- ^ Uddin, Zakia (1 March 2011). "Zellweger 'agrees to Bridget Jones 3'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ Lesnick, Silas (12 August 2011). "Bridget Jones 3 Officially Planned". ComingSoon.net. Archived from the original on 25 September 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ Harp, Justin (26 April 2013). "Collin Firth on Bridget Jones 3". Digital Spy. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ "Hugh Grant interview: on Bridget Jones 3 and The Rewrite". YouTube. 13 October 2014. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
- ^ :: Jameila :: Stop Archived 6 January 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Uncut volume unknown:130
- ^ "Various Artists – Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason". Allmusic. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
- ^ "Australiancharts.com – Soundtrack – Bridget Jones - The Edge Of Reason". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Soundtrack – Bridget Jones - The Edge Of Reason" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Soundtrack – Bridget Jones - The Edge Of Reason" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Soundtrack – Bridget Jones - The Edge Of Reason" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
- ^ "Top 100 Albums". Jam!. Archived from the original on 9 December 2004. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Soundtrack – Bridget Jones - The Edge Of Reason" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Soundtrack – Bridget Jones - The Edge Of Reason". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
- GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Soundtrack – Bridget Jones - The Edge Of Reason". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
- ^ "Spanishcharts.com – Soundtrack – Bridget Jones - The Edge Of Reason". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Soundtrack – Bridget Jones - The Edge Of Reason". Hung Medien. Retrieved December 24, 2017.
- ^ "Soundtrack: Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ^ "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2004 Albums" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - 2006 Certification Awards - Multi Platinum". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ "New Zealand album certifications – Various artists – Edge of reason OST". Recorded Music NZ. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
- ^ "British album certifications – Various artists – Bridget Jones - The Edge of Reason Ost". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
- ^ "IFPI Platinum Europe Awards – 2007". International Federation of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
External links
- Official website
- Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason at IMDb
- Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason at AllMovie
- Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason at Box Office Mojo
- Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason at Rotten Tomatoes
- Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason at Metacritic
- Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason at British Comedy Guide
- Bridget Jones Online Archive