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sort of fun - Bridget Jones's Baby review by MC

The film could have been good if it weren't for the 'past their sell by date' actors. If you've followed the Brigid Jones stories then you sort of wanted to know how they would conclude but this just lacked genuine vitality and fun - all a bit laboured - excuse the pun!

Boring - Bridget Jones's Baby review by CP Customer

I was looking forward to a light comedy but had to fast-forward to find out whose baby she was having. Renee has less energy than previous films and Colin was even more dour. Started quite well but really couldn't be bothered to keep watching. Sad.

Love a happy ending .... - Bridget Jones's Baby review by LD

If you enjoyed the storey so far, settledown and enjoy the ending, with some lovely eye candy!!!

You won't be disappointed, what's not to enjoy!

Only Gets Good After 60 minutes - Bridget Jones's Baby review by KW

For the first 60 minutes I was beginning to wonder why I had rented the film, as I was almost falling asleep as it was so boring, fortunately the second half did improve and there were laughs, but like a fellow reviewer one sequel to far!

After the great 1st film, it really is a case of diminishing returns. Switched this off after 30 min - Bridget Jones's Baby review by TB

The first Bridget Jones film was in many ways perfect. It took the romcom structure & really did wonders with it, creating a protagonist in Bridget Jones who was relatable whether you were a woman or a man. Partly this was down to the excellent performance by Renée Zellweger, but I also give huge credit to Sharon Maguire, the writer & director. Like Mary Harron with American Psycho, she took an extremely popular novel & character, writing a perfect script-to-screen transition which fleshed out everything you could possibly want.

But unfortunately, the inevitable sequel then did huge damage to all the hard work that was so hard fought for in the first film. It was a dull, boring & also lazy film which seemed to think that simply bringing back some of the greatest hits of the 1st film (such as having ANOTHER fight between Mark & Daniel, not a patch in any way on the genuine built-up animosity of before,) would service the fans and also disguise the flaws/thin story. And despite the big box office, it received mainly negative reviews.

So, when it was announced that Sharon Maguire was returning for the 3rd film, I was genuinely hopeful that the magic would return & undo some of the damage done by the previous entry. Unfortunately, this film is even worse than Edge of Reason, so much so I switched it off after 30 minutes.

And one of the biggest issues is with Zellweger herself & something I feel is the elephant in the room which cannot be discussed, but needs to be in an honest way. Zellweger has, between the 2nd & 3rd films, had some kind of procedure cosmetically. For the record, I AM NOT, IN ANY WAY, passing judgement or criticising anyone who wishes to change their appearance in whatever way they choose to. My opinion here is based solely on the character in this film series. And in the previous films Zellweger was, as Bridget Jones, a completely believable woman who was ordinary-looking/had the same worries about beauty as pretty much every other woman in the world.

But, in this film, quite simply it looks like Bridget Jones has had plastic surgery. Gone are the looks that we as the audience fell in love with because they were the same flaws we have. We don’t have the every-woman (as was so notably shown in the first film, even having as a signature song “I’m Every Woman,”) but someone whose face is found in every high-end beauty magazine. And this is the anthesis of who Bridget Jones is. And this is not in any way referenced or noted by anyone else. Zellweger is simply put back into this world, looking totally different, and the film just acts as if nothing has changed.

Once you get past this, you then have a script/story which just isn’t interesting. We have the usual set-ups, including the introduction of a new character who is designed to be this mystery new man who could change Jones’s life forever (and who is conveniently a billionaire, because these people just randomly wander around, with no security, at music festivals.) Mark Darcy is also brought back, but the events of the previous film, where they were basically about to walk down the isle, seem to be totally forgotten here.

To be honest, I didn’t get much further than that. I just lost interest. It was massively disappointing, having been such a fan of the 1st film and honestly hopeful that having the original team back would give this film a shot in the arm, for this to be the result.

Absolute Drivel - Bridget Jones's Baby review by KP

What a load of rubbish! I only could tolerate this foul mouthed attempt at comedy for 15 minutes. It was absolutely painful to witness established actors delivering an embarrassingly awful script. It's no wonder Hugh Grant didn't get involved.

Renee mark 2 - Bridget Jones's Baby review by NC

Is quite funny to be fair. Ladies prefer it to fellas. Zel does look a lot odder for sure. Shame really as thought she did well with the original image anyway.