"Novelist Helen Fielding created a lovable, klutzy, endearing character in Bridget Jones, and Zellweger, diving into the role with gusto, is an ideal match for her." Chris Hewitt ST PAUL PIONEER PRESS "As good, if not better, than its predecessor. An absolute ripper. You’ll laugh till the cows come home. Well worth sneaking another peek into that journal." Clint Morris MOVIEHOLE "In some ways, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason is better than its predecessor. Unencumbered by the need to establish character, the film takes flight from the first few moments." Kerry Bashford MOVIE GUIDE "Edgier than its predecessor, with zippier quips and more irreverence." Phil Villarreal ARIZONA DAILY STAR "...on a performance level, the movie is practically flawless." Derek Elley VARIETY "Bouncing along to its sunny soundtrack of top 40 covers, the film never falters or refrains from being fun, even when it's going into exceedingly dark territory." Kerry Bashford MOVIE GUIDE

"Bridget lives in a world of very rubbery ethics, but she has a kind of instinctive moral compass that compels her to embrace life. If you're on her side, you'll find Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason a classic, summer feelgood movie." Peter Thompson SUNDAY "Technically, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason may even be considered a better-constructed movie than the first, balancing the jokes and drama more evenly." JJJ MOVIE REVIEWS "If Bridget Jones's Diary was Swiss cheese, then the Edge of Reason is tasty. They sit in the same compartment, but they've got two distinct after-tastes. Zellweger is again amazing in her role as Jones - her trademark part now - chewing up the scenery in every bit of frame she appears in." Clint Morris MOVIEHOLE "Through the glossy surfaces of The Edge of Reason one gets an impression of a franchise in search of ideas to keep it afloat. At the end, Bridget declares to her diary that "Bridget Jones has cocked things up for the very last time", but I suspect that the producers aren't likely to let her off that easily." Tom Ryan THE SUNDAY AGE

"Bridget Jones is a joy and comfort, and Helen Fielding is bloody great." Mademoiselle "Watching Fielding manipulate her crazy plot is a little like watching a high-wire artist cross a tightrope on a unicycle with a monkey on each hand. Fielding never falters. In fact, Fielding has created that rare thing: a sequel that outshines its predecessor." San Francisco Chronicle "Funnier and more accomplished than the original diary, and in fact takes recognition humor into a new dimension. Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason is a glorious read, and there is a laugh on every page." London Sunday Times "Although Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason gets off to a slightly slower start than its predecessor, it's still chock-full of laughs and dead-on humor. Here's to the further adventures of Bridget Jones: she's blurry brill [that's bloody brilliant to you Yanks]." Pamela C Patterson JANUARY MAGAZINE

See the film & Buy the book: Available from all good bookstores. At A Glance Big girl lovers the world over can collectively breathe a big sigh of relief. Yes that 30 something, single girl, who loves nothing better than a real good shag, a puff on a ciggie and wears deliciously giant underpants, is back again. And the news is all good. Now I know you are all waiting with bated breathe so let me put you out of your misery by cutting to the chase, getting to the point, getting on with it, by making a bold, nay a very bold statement indeed, "it's a rare event when the sequal is better than the original", but, in the case of "Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason" it's true! Yes that girl who keeps count of every shag she has is back gracing the big screen, terribly in love with handsome Human Rights lawyer and very handsome man, Mark Darcy. With six weeks of shagging behind them the couple are going well. But as we all know, life can always throw a spanner in the works. And boy are there a few 'spanners in the works' for Bridget Jones in the sequal to the smash hit, "Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason". And yes, those favourites from the original film, "Bridget Jones's Diary" are all back including that womanizing cad Daniel Cleaver who is still trying to get into Bridget's giant sized underpants. In fact, I must say that I personally feel that Hugh Grant is even better in this sequel. And yes the rivalry is back between Daniel and Mark. Bridget gets a new job, there's the hint of Mark having an affair, there's trips to the Alps and Thailand, and an hilarious segment where Bridget goes skydiving for a reality segment. Of course there's much more jammed packed into this sequel which really is a lot of fun. It's always a gamble when it comes to making a sequel especially when you've been treated to something as good as "Bridget Jones's Diary". One of the downside of following up a highly successful film with a sequel is the knowlege that cinema fans and followers of characters such as Bridget Jones will have high expectations. Producer Jonathan Cavendish was well aware of that aspect. The pressure must have been enormous when it came to putting together a sequel. "It was a bit terrifying to make this film," Cavendish says, "because we knew ahead of time that there would be so much expectation, and that so many people all over the world feel that they have a personal relationship with Bridget. But we were confident that this is a different film, it’s still very funny in that Bridget way, but it addresses issues about love and happiness. There are some familiar elements that audiences will recognize, but also shocks and surprises." Part of the brief for making a sequel was to find a new director so that a fresh approach could be made. The producers set out to find "a passionate and stylish woman who would bring her own perspective to the story ." That person turned out to be the director of the BAFTA Award winning film "Oranges are Not the Only Fruit". Readers would remember Beeban Kidron who directed Shirley MacLaine and Marcello Mastroianni in the film "Used People". "I think it really was an advantage that I had nothing to do with the first movie, because this way I didn’t ever have to concern myself with trying to repeat the magic of that experience," Kidron notes. "I simply was thinking about how to make this particular story into a film in the best way possible and focused on moving forward into a new part of Bridget’s life." It was one thing to have a director, but there couldn't be a sequel without the woman who made large girls all over the world, popular. "It took me some time to get comfortable with the idea of bringing the character back to life,” ACADEMY Award ®, BAFTA, SAG & Golden Globe winner and "Nurse Betty" star Renée Zellweger admits. "I knew it would be a lot of fun to do it again, so that was never the issue. It was simply that I love this character so much that I felt a strong personal responsibility to protect her and preserve the integrity of who she is. She was a such blessing in my life and she’s so special to so many people around the world that I didn’t want to do anything that could compromise her or how people feel about her." Dare we ask what it was that got her back into the role? The answer was simple, Renée says she was "attracted to the idea of making a romantic comedy that explores the reality of how truly difficult it is to make relationships work, no matter how blissed-out one might be in the beginning. I’d never seen a day to day account of all the challenges that surface when a person finds that her idealized, perfect relationship is, in reality, not so perfect after all. I thought it could be very amusing to watch Bridget Jones, in particular, explore these experiences in love." One important part of Bridget is her weight. Zellweger is a size 6 so going to a size 14 was no mean feat. But as they say, "a girl's gotta do, what a girl's gotta do". "For me, it’s a necessary part of an honest portrayal of who Bridget is. If I can’t be her in body as well as in spirit, then what would be the point?" But there's more to role, surely? "A vital element of being Bridget is expressing her physically. The way she always manages to fall down, flail around and somehow get back up no matter how embarrassed she might be is part of the essence of who she is. The portrait of her wouldn’t be complete without that." Back for the sequel are the two men who romanced Bridget in "Bridget Jones's Diary, Colin Firth and Hugh Grant. Both men "relished the idea of returning to their acclaimed roles and getting the chance to explore these characters and their relationships with Bridget more deeply." For Firth's character Mark Darcy there are many challenges in his new found relationship with Bridget including having to discover where his heart really lies. He's not used to having someone so besotted by him that they even watch him sleep. "We know that the things that first attract you to a person are the same things that later drive you crazy. We know that two people who come from completely different social backgrounds are not going to be able to help but judge one another. And, because Edge of Reason addresses these things, I think that this film creates a portrait of a relationship that is very comical yet also quite alive and quite real." As for Hugh Grant, who plays the womanizing cad Daniel Cleaver, he says that he "found that upon returning to the role of Cleaver he had all too little trouble sliding back under the character’s skin. “I don’t think I’m quite as black as Cleaver is in his soul, but I certainly share some of the same tastes and frailties." And yes, there is another punchup and boy oh boy, it's a crack-up. Far funnier than that which featured in the original. How funny? "I’m here to tell you that Colin and Hugh are the two worst fighters I’ve ever seen," says producer Jonathan Cavendish, "which is why they are absolutely hilarious in this scene." Yes, there is a lot of love, laughs, tragedy and a real surprise for Bridget Jones in this better than the original sequal; "Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason". Crew Bytes "Bridget Jones:The Edge Of Reason" was .......
directed by BAFTA Award winner Beeban Kidron ["Used People", "To Wong Foo, Thanks For Everything! Julie Newmar", "Swept From The Sea" and "Vroom"]; screenplay by Richard Curtis MBE ["Tall Guy", "Four Weddings And A Funeral", "Notting Hill" and "Love Actually"], Helen Fielding, Adam Brooks ["French Kiss", "Practical Magic", "The Invisible Circus" and "Wimbledon"] and BAFTA and EMMY Award winner Andrew Davies ["B Monkey", "Circle Of Friends" and "Bridget Jones's Diary"]; From the novel by Helen Fielding ["Cause Celeb" and "Olivia Joules and the Overactive Imagination"]; costume design by GOLDEN CALF Award winner Jany Temime ["High Heels and Low Lifes", "The Commissioner", "Invincible" and "House Of America"]; production design by Gemma Jackson ["The Borrowers", "State and Maine", "Spartan" and "Bridget Jones's Diary"]; edited by Greg Hayden ["Duplex", "Mystery, Alaska", "Forever Young" and "Meet The Parents"]; director of photograhpy Adrian Biddle B.S.C ["Aliens", "The World Is Not Enough", "Reign Of Fire" and "Laws Of Attraction"]; original music by Harry Gregson-Williams ["Full Body Massage", "Hotel Paradise", "The Borrowers", "Phone Booth" and "Man On Fire"] produced by Tim Bevan & Eric Fellner ["Notting Hill", "Bridget Jones's Diary", "Love Actually" and "Wimbledon"] and Jonathan Cavendish ["Gangster No 1", "Croupier", "Ordinary Decent Criminal" and "Trauma"]. Casting About "Bridget Jones:The Edge Of Reason" stars .......
ACADEMY Award ®, BAFTA, SAG & Golden Globe winner Renée Zellweger ["Dazed and Confused", "Down With Love", "Chicago" and "Cold Mountain"]; Colin Firth ["What A Girl Wants", "The English Patient", "Love Actually" and "Girl With A Pearl Earring"]; Hugh Grant ["Notting Hill", "Small Time Crooks", "Bitter Moon", "About A Boy" and "Love Actually"]; ACADEMY Award ® & Golden Globe winner Jim Broadbent ["The Crying Game", "Gangs Of New York", "Moulin Rouge!" and "Iris"]; Gemma Jones ["No News From God", "Wilde", "The Devils" and "Shanghai Knights"]; Jacinda Barrett ["Campfire Tales", "The Human Stain", "Art House" and "Ladder 49"]; Sally Phillips ["Bridget Jones's Diary", "Mean Machine", "Born Romantic" and "Birthday Girl"]; Bordeaux Film Festival Best Actress Award winner Shirley Henderson ["Trainspotting", "Wonderland", "The Claim" and "Wilber Wants To Kill Himself"]; James Callis ["The Scarlet Pimpernel", "Jason and the Argonauts", "Bridget Jones's Diary" and "Beginner's Luck"]; Jessica Stevenson ["Baby Of Macon", "Swing Kids", "Born Romantic" and "Shaun Of The Dead"]; Neil Pearson ["Fever Pitch", "Privates On Parade" and TV's "Drop The Dead Donkey" and "Between The Lines"] and James Faulkner ["Conduct Unbecoming", "The Commissioner", "I Capture the Castle" and "Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London"] as Uncle Geoffrey. The Story Life could not be better for Bridget Jones. Everything is going swimmingly for her and new found love Human Rights lawyer Mark Darcy. Six delicious weeks of shagging has Bridget on a high. She just can't keep her mind off Mark. Until she meets Mark's new work colleague, the tall, svelte, brunette with legs up to her arm pits, Rebecca. It seems every way she turns, Rebecca is there and always with her Mark. Even taking a skiing holiday in the Alps can't seperate them from the ever present gorgeous Rebecca. Could Mark be having an affair? Then her old boss and boyfriend Daniel Cleaver turns up. He wants her on his new travel show. Reluctantly Bridget takes the job and heads of on assignment to Thailand. Disaster follows when Bridget is arrested at the airport on drugs charges. Life is looking terribly bleak for Bridget Jones. The Verdict "One thing I can guarantee, "Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason" never disappoints. It's a rare event when the sequal is better than the original but in the case of "Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason" it's true! Zellweger, Firth and Grant return for another shagging great film." The Cast

Renée Zellweger Colin Firth Hugh Grant Gemma Jones Jim Broadbent James Faulkner Celia Imrie Dominic McHale Donald Douglas Shirley Dixon Neil Pearson Rosalind Halstead Luis Soto Tom Brooke Jacinda Barrett Sally Phillips James Callis Shirley Henderson Lucy Robinson David Verrey Mark Tandy Stephanie O'Rourke Jeremy Paxman Flaminia Cinque Jessica Stevenson Trevor Fox Alex Jennings

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Bridget Jones Mark Darcy Daniel Cleaver Mum Dad Uncle Geoffrey Una Alconbury Bernard Admiral Darcy Mrs Darcy Richard Finch Receptionist Mexican Ambassador Production Assistant Rebecca Shazzer Tom Jude Janey Giles Benwick Derek Sexy PA Himself Corset Lady Magda Hairdresser Horatio

The Crew Directed by Beeban Kidron From the Helen Fielding novel "Bridget Jones: the Edge of Reason" Screenplay by Andrew Davies/Helen Fielding/Richard Curtis/Adam Brooks Produced by Tim Bevan/Jonathan Cavendish/Eric Fellner Original Music by Harry Gregson-Williams Cinematography by Adrian Biddle Film Editing by Greg Hayden Casting by Michelle Guish/Stacy Mann Production Design by Gemma Jackson Art Direction by Paul Inglis/Tommy Vögel/David Warren Set Decoration by Anna Lynch Robinson Costume Design by Jany Temime Run Time 107 minutes Rated M15+ [AUST] Copyright ©2004 - Working Title Films - All Rights Reserved Copyright Protected © 2004 - Impact Internet Services - All Rights Reserved