Review – Bridget Jones's Diary

As romcoms go, this one’s not half bad. Despite criticism largely from the British press (who apparently didn’t like the idea of an American woman playing an English character), Renee Zellweger does a superb job as the slightly-overweight heroine of this tale of a thirty-something woman’s search for happiness via a fulfilling relationship with a man. And yes, it should be noted for the record that the plot of the movie diverged from the story told by the popular source novel, giving it a less realistic and more man-centered (though presumably happier) ending. That aside, however, the script is well-written, the dialogue clever, the characters compelling, and the film-making polished. I’m not famous for liking movies of this particular ilk, so perhaps it was just that I was in the right mood in the right place at the right time. Whatever factors were to blame, I really did get a kick out of this. Worth seeing