Rating: R
Genre: Comedy
Theatrical Release: 04/13/2001(USA)
Release Date: 11/09/2004
Dubbed: English/French
Sound: DD5.1
Run Time: 98 Minutes
Flags: Profanity, Sexual Situations
Distributor/Studio: Miramax
Based on Helen Fielding's hugely popular novel, this romantic comedy follows Bridget ( Renee Zellweger), a post-feminist, thirty-something British woman who has a penchant for alcoholic binges, smoking, and an inability to control her weight. While trying to keep these things in check and also deal with her job in publishing, she visits her parents for a Christmas party. They try to set her up with Mark ( Colin Firth), the visiting son of one of their neighbors. Snubbed by Mark, she instead falls for her boss Daniel $Hugh Grant), a dashing lothario who begins to send her suggestive e-mails that soon lead to a dinner date proposition. Daniel reveals that he and Mark attended college together, during which time Mark had an affair with his fiancée. When Bridget finds Daniel cavorting with an American colleague, she decides to change her life with a new job as a TV presenter. At a dinner party, she bumps into Mark again, who expresses his affection for her; when Daniel claims he wants Bridget back, the two fight over who deserves her affections the most. Popular British performers Gemma Jones, Jim Broadbent, and Shirley Henderson appear in the supporting cast. ~ Jason Clark, All Movie Guide
2001 Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Scie
2001 Writers Guild of America
2001 Screen Actors Guild
2001 British Academy of Film and Television
Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Pic(nominee) : Colin Firth
2001 Broadcast Film Critics Association
2001 Golden Globe
Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Musical or C(nominee) : Renée Zellweger
2001 European Film Academy
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