Bridget Jones is an average woman struggling against expectations. As a New Year's resolution, Bridget decides to take control of her life, starting by keeping a diary in which she will always tell the complete truth. Her charming boss takes an interest in her, and she cannot stop running into a rather disagreeable acquaintance whom Bridget cannot help finding quietly attractive.
"All women keep score... Only the great ones put it in writing."
Top Billed Cast
Renée Zellweger
Bridget Jones
Colin Firth
Mark Darcy
Hugh Grant
Daniel Cleaver
Jim Broadbent
Bridget's Dad
Gemma Jones
Bridget's Mum
James Callis
Tom
Sally Phillips
Shazza
Shirley Henderson
Jude
Detailed Critic & Audience Reviews
P Peter McGinnVerified TMDB Critic
2020-04-04
Great little charmer. But avoid the sequels like a bad Christmas sweater
I think you need to like romantic comedies to enjoy this movie, and that eliminates a lot of guys who tolerate Rom-Coms for the sake of their ladies. And I wonder if they hadn't chosen the actors and actresses for the dozen or so lead and supporting roles so well, this film would have been more of a stinker. But they procured a fine ensemble cast and that keeps the smell down to a bare minimum.
There are awkward, cringe-worthy moments that don't make me giggle as they are supposed to - too much gray in my hair, per...
W WuchakVerified TMDB Critic
2020-08-25
_**Edgy, cute and amusing romcom with Renée Zellweger, Hugh Grant and Colin Firth**_
A cute female in London (Renée Zellweger) is concerned about spinsterhood & other womanly issues and so starts an honest diary that narrates her misadventures catching the eye of her suave boss at a publishing company (Hugh Grant), her quirky friends and her relationship with a boring man she hates but somehow finds quietly attractive (Colin Firth).
“Bridget Jones’s Diary” (2001) is an English romcom that tries to be edgy, cute and amusing simultaneously. While it goes overboard with the cus...
C CinemaSerfVerified TMDB Critic
2025-01-15
I was watching a documentary on the late Dame Maggie Smith the other day that was narrated by the amiable Celia Imrie (herself still awaiting that particular gong) and she brings that affability to this rather dated but enjoyable comedy drama too. It's all centred around the loveless "Bridget" (Renée Zellweger) who hasn't had sex for a while and has the hots for her floppy-haired boss "Daniel" (Hugh Grant). After a few rather embarrassing encounters, they finally do hook up but then she discovers he's a bit of a rake and takes a new job in television working for sleazebag tele-journalist "Fin...
R r96skVerified TMDB Critic
2025-02-02
<em>'Bridget Jones’s Diary'</em> delivers enough, it is fairly amusing and moves along well across around 90 minutes. Renée Zellweger plays a Brit impressively, something that feels quite rare to say about an American actor. She is excellent throughout, particularly for the comedy.
I will say that I didn't really sense any proper onscreen chemistry with her and the eventual bloke she lands with (won't spoiler whom), Zellweger had more with the other dude to be honest. Hugh Grant and Colin Firth are in this in those respective roles, no surprise to say they are both good.
