Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (film)
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
 |
Please help improve this article or section by expanding it. Further information might be found on the talk page or at requests for expansion. This article has been tagged since March 2007. |
| Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason |
|
|---|---|
 |
|
| Directed by | Beeban Kidron |
| Written by | Helen Fielding & Andrew Davies |
| Starring | Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth, Hugh Grant |
| Cinematography | Adrian Biddle |
| Distributed by | Universal Pictures |
| Release date(s) | November 12, 2004 |
| Running time | 108 min. |
| Language | English |
| IMDb profile | |
Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason is a 2004 film directed by Beeban Kidron. 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).
There are significant differences in the story lines between the novel Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason and this film adaptation. One of the more significant deletions is that the film makes no mention of Bridget's fascination with the BBC television version of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice and its star, Colin Firth, whom Bridget meets (in the book) in Italy. Firth, of course, is the actor who plays Mark Darcy in the two Bridget Jones films.
Although the film received a mixed critical reception, it nevertheless was a box-office hit, earning $260 million worldwide.
Contents |
[edit] Cast
- Renée Zellweger as Bridget Jones
- Colin Firth as Mark Darcy
- Hugh Grant as Daniel Cleaver
- Jacinda Barrett as Rebecca Gillies
- Gemma Jones as Pamela "Pam" Jones
- Jim Broadbent as Colin Jones
- James Faulkner as Uncle Geoffrey
- Celia Imrie as Una Alconbury
- Sally Phillips as Sharon
- Dominic McHale as Bernard
- Donald Douglas as Admiral Darcy
- Shirley Dixon as Mrs. Darcy
- Neil Pearson as Richard Finch
- Rosalind Halstead as Receptionist
- Luis Soto as Peruvian Ambassador
- Tom Brooke as Production Assistant
- Alba Fleming Furlan as Girl in Rome
- Joe Caffrey as Homeless Man
[edit] Plot
Bridget Jones (Renée Zellweger) has broken up with Daniel Cleaver in the last movie, Bridget Jones' Diary, and she is now with the man of her dreams--Mark Darcy (Colin Firth). Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant) returns and tries to win Bridget back, but it is a question whether or not he will succeed. Everyone knows that Bridge will be ok in the end though... or will she?
[edit] Soundtrack track listing
- Will Young - "Your Love Is King"
- Jamelia - "Stop"
- Kylie Minogue - "Can't Get You out of My Head"
- Joss Stone - "Super Duper Love"
- Mary J. Blige - "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"
- Robbie Williams - "Misunderstood"
- Love Affair - "Everlasting Love" (NB: Jamie Cullum's version appears on the CD)
- Barry White - "You're the First, the Last, My Everything"
- Beyoncé featuring Jay Z - "Crazy in Love"
- Rufus Wainwright featuring Dido - "I Eat Dinner"
- 10cc - "I'm Not in Love"
- Carly Simon - "Nobody Does It Better"
- Primal Scream - "Loaded"
- The Darkness - "I Believe in a Thing Called Love"
- Amy Winehouse - "Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?"
- Minnie Riperton - "Lovin' You"
- Aretha Franklin - "Think"
- Leona Naess - "Calling"
- Sting featuring Annie Lennox - "We'll Be Together"
- Harry Gregson-Williams - "Bridget's Theme"
- Mr.Bean - What Can I Do With Out You?
[edit] Trivia
- During the ski break in Lech am Arlberg, there is a scene with Bridget in a pharmacy. In the original English language version of the film, the persons in the pharmacy are dubbed in Bavarian. This is odd to a local viewer of the film, as the language spoken in Lech is Walser German. (Unless the persons, including the employees, are all from Bavaria).
