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Tell Others About This Page By Using This Button "BRIDGET JONES: THE EDGE OF REASON" (2004) (Renée Zellweger, Colin Firth) (R) Alcohol/ Drugs Blood/Gore Disrespectful/ Bad Attitude Frightening/ Tense Scenes Guns/ Weapons Heavy Minor Heavy None Minor Imitative Behavior Jump Scenes Music (Scary/Tense) Music (Inappropriate) Profanity Mild None Minor *Heavy Extreme Sex/ Nudity Smoking Tense Family Scenes Topics To Talk About Violence Heavy Heavy Minor Moderate Mild QUICK TAKE: Romantic Comedy: A self-doubting, thirty-something woman must decide who and what will make her happy in her life. PLOT: After a lifelong obsession with finding happiness in her life while dealing with her various vices and neuroses, Bridget Jones (RENÉE ZELLWEGER) would seem to have had her fairy tale style happy ending. After all, she's now a TV reporter and she finally got her prince -- in the form of human rights lawyer Mark Darcy (COLIN FIRTH) -- who's now been her live-in boyfriend for several weeks. Yet, her trio of friends -- Tom (JAMES CALLIS), Shazza (SALLY PHILLIPS) and Jude (SHIRLEY HENDERSON) -- can't leave well enough alone and make Bridget begin to wonder if Mark is having an affair with Rebecca (JACINDA BARRETT), a younger woman who always seems overeager around him. Things get worse when she's assigned to work with Daniel Cleaver (HUGH GRANT), her former boss with whom she had a fling in the past and who's now host of a TV travel show. With her relationship with Mark hitting the rocks for a number of reasons and Daniel moving back in on her, Bridget must decide who and what will make her happy in her life. WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT? If they're fans of the first film, the novels they're based on, or anyone in the cast, it's a good bet they might. WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: R For language and some sexual content. CAST AS ROLE MODELS: RENÉE ZELLWEGER plays a thirty-something women who would seem to have found happiness by having Mark as her live-in boyfriend, but her various neurotic tendencies, self-doubts and jealousy endanger their relationship. She smokes, drinks and uses strong profanity. COLIN FIRTH plays her now live-in but still stuffy boyfriend, a barrister who sleeps with but becomes increasingly put off by her neurotic behavior. HUGH GRANT plays Bridget's former boss with who she gets assigned to do TV work. He wants to have sex with her again and apparently has sex with some call girls. He uses strong profanity. JACINDA BARRETT plays the young woman who Bridget thinks is having an affair with Mark although she's really interested in someone else of the same sex. JAMES CALLIS, SALLY PHILLIPS and SHIRLEY HENDERSON play Bridget's friends who smoke, drink, use some profanity and support her during her rough times. CAST, CREW, & TECHNICAL INFO HOW OTHERS RATED THIS MOVIE Curious if this title is entertaining, any good, and/or has any artistic merit? Then read OUR TAKE of this film. (Note: The "Our Take" review of this title examines the film's artistic merits and does not take into account any of the possibly objectionable material listed below). OUR WORD TO PARENTS: Here's a brief summary of the content found in this R-rated romantic comedy. Profanity consists of at least 24 "f" words, while other expletives and colorful phrases are also uttered. All sorts of sexually related dialogue (some of it explicit) is present, sex is implied between and referenced about an unmarried couple and nearly occurs between another unmarried couple (with making out and related fooling around). Some women are seen in revealing attire, some art museum paintings show old-fashioned female full frontal nudity and a woman admits that she's a lesbian and plants a kiss on another woman. Various characters have varying degrees of bad attitudes, including a man who spikes women's food with drugs (causing some comical hallucinations) and gives one of them a container that gets her busted at the airport for unknowingly transporting drugs. Various characters also drink and/or smoke. Some slapstick style material is present, while two men briefly fight (struggling for comedic effect). If you're still concerned about the film and its appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home who may be interested in seeing it, we suggest that you take a closer look at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content. ALCOHOL OR DRUG USE Miscellaneous people drink. Bridget and her friends drink. Mark looks for some wine for Bridget but doesn't find any. Miscellaneous people have drinks at a reception. Bridget guzzles some wine after making a scene at a reception. Rebecca leaves a message on Mark's answering machine stating that perhaps she could pop over for a nightcap. A stranger who's with Shazza and Bridget comments on the magic mushrooms that are in whatever they're eating. We then see Bridget having a series of funny hallucinations from that. When Daniel finds her that way, he states that she's charming on drugs and that in the future she should just say yes. Airport police in a foreign country hold their guns on Bridget as she's busted for drugs. She didn't know she was carrying any, but when a bowl -- that Shazza handed her and which was given to her by a stranger -- is broken up, lots of cocaine comes out. A female prisoner briefly comments on her boyfriend forcing her to take heroin. Bridget's three friends drink. BLOOD/GORE Floating down with a parachute, Bridget accidentally lands in a pig pen presumably filled with pig excrement. Daniel and a reluctant Bridget eat some bugs with an exotic meal (that might be gross to some viewers). DISRESPECTFUL/BAD ATTITUDE Bridget's uncle feels her clothed butt in passing. Bridget's friends inspire fear in her about Mark's loyalty to her, with one sarcastically stating that Mark will be "coming" in a secretary's mouth. A woman purposefully tries to make feel Bridget feel small. Some rich snobs at an event don't believe in charity for the poor and Bridget refers to them as "upper-class twits." Bridget is jealous of Rebecca and then mad at Mark for thinking he's cheating on her. Mark and Bridget develop some temporary bad attitudes toward each other over a variety of issues. Bridget cuts down Daniel, not realizing he's listening. After Bridget makes a sarcastic comment about whether Daniel knows the location of his "asshole," he states that he does as well as that of hers. A miscellaneous man puts hallucinogenic drugs in Bridget and her friend's food (without their knowledge) and then gives the friend a bowl (that Bridget then tries to carry on the plane) that has cocaine hidden inside it (again, unbeknownst to the women), causing Bridget to be arrested. A female prisoner briefly comments on her boyfriend hitting her, while another states her boyfriend forced her to take heroin. FRIGHTENING SCENES None. GUNS/WEAPONS Airport police in a foreign country hold their guns on Bridget as she's busted for drugs. IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR Phrases: "What the f*ck are you doing?" "Open your f*cking parachute," "I am totally f*cked" (written), "Oh f*ck (no)," "F*cked up," "Go f*ck yourself," "F*ck it up," "He f*cking must," "Sh*tty," "Scared sh*tless" "Shag flashback," "Shagathon," "C*ck-ups," "Tosser," "Upper-class twits," "Arrogant ass," "Stuck up snob," "Bastard," "Bloody," "Sodding," "What the hell /are you doing/is this?" "Giving a toss," "Boring ass" and "Damn sure." Bridget's uncle feels her clothed butt in passing. Daniel makes a joking comment about "When in Rome, do as many Romans as you can." A miscellaneous person has some tattoos. Daniel and a reluctant Bridget eat some bugs with an exotic meal (that might be gross to some viewers). Bridget wears a midriff-revealing top. Bridget and another female prisoner emulate Madonna and wear their bras on the outside of their shirts. JUMP SCENES None. MUSIC (SCARY/TENSE) A tiny bit of suspenseful music plays in the film. MUSIC (INAPPROPRIATE) A song has non-explicit lyrics about making love. It sounds like some foreign women in prison with Bridget sing Madonna's "Like a Virgin" song with the line "F*cked for the very first time" rather than "Touched for the very first time" but their accents make it hard to tell. PROFANITY At least 24 "f" words (with another 2 possible ones used sexually in a sung song, while other slang terms including many variations of "shag" as well as "do," "doing it" and "snogged" are uttered), 6 "s" words, 1 slang term each using male and female genitals ("c*ck" and "p*ssy"), 7 asses (2 used with "hole"), 2 hells, 1 bugger, 1 crap, 1 damn, 20 uses of "Oh God," 5 of "Oh my God," 2 of "For God's sakes" and 1 use each of "For Christ's sakes," "God" and "Oh Christ." SEX/NUDITY Bridget's uncle feels her clothed butt in passing. We briefly see a pig mounting another pig in a pig pen (in a sexual manner). As the TV director orders for a close-up of the porker (a pig in a pen where Bridget is landing via parachute), the camera stops on her clothed butt as she descends. Bridget comments on how long she's been with Mark, equating it to a high number of "ecstatic shags" and comments on him being a "sex god." A song has non-explicit lyrics about making love. Bridget states that she can't believe how nice "shagging was last night" and calls Mark to tell him how gorgeous he looks nude (she does so, but he's on speakerphone in an important meeting). She also comments on having a "shag flashback." Daniel makes a joking comment about "When in Rome, do as many Romans as you can." Bridget's friends inspire fear in her about Mark's loyalty to her, with one sarcastically stating that Mark will be "coming" in a secretary's mouth, a comment is made about breasts and another about "shagging." Another comment is made about then knowing that a man is "shagging" her. Bridget makes some comment about "We'll have sex in the kitchen." Bridget is jealous of Rebecca, thinking that she and Mark are having an affair. She then goes to his place and spies on them, hearing lines such as "I'm coming" and "Let's get on with it" (that turn out to be taken out of context). Bridget gets out of bed (where Mark still lies) with a sheet around her as she tries to get dressed. He asks what she's doing and she states that she doesn't want him to see her "wobbly bits." He says it's high time he had another look and she drops the sheet in front of him, but all we see of her is a head and shoulders shot. Bridget and Mark do some passionate, clothed kissing. Bridget hears a man ask her, "Ever fancy doing it in the dark with a total stranger?" (it turns out to be Daniel). Bridget sarcastically asks Daniel if he's still "shagging anything that moves." He replies that there's no shagging and that he's in shag therapy. Bridget shows varying amounts of cleavage (sometimes a lot) in various outfits throughout the movie. Rebecca shows some cleavage while leaning over. We see Bridget and Mark in bed several times, seemingly nude under the sheets, but nothing sexual occurs between them during those scenes. Bridget comments on taking a holiday (vacation) after eight weeks of undisturbed sex. She then suddenly fears that she's pregnant and takes a test, but it's negative. Mark and Bridget argue about what sort of school their future children might attend, with Mark mockingly commenting on her choice being one where the students practice group masturbation. The camera scans across the neighborhood where we see many tiny views of people in their places, some of which appear to be amorous but the images are so small and so briefly seen that no details are noted. Bridget's mother shows some cleavage in a wedding dress. Daniel does a TV promo bit about New York where he says that sex in the city isn't a program, but rather a promise. Bridget sarcastically states that Daniel has nice manners outside of the bedroom. After Bridget makes a sarcastic comment about whether Daniel knows the location of his "asshole," he states that he does as well as that of hers (possibly sexually related although the context is non-sexual). Bridget's friend states that Daniel would "f*cking shag you" before they left. While on an airplane with Bridget and reading a novel, Daniel states that if she's going to be dull, he's going to plunge back into Mrs. Dalloway and then playfully adds, "And you know how she likes that...dirty, dirty bitch." We see Daniel in just a towel as he comments about a full body on body massage at a Bangkok massage parlor. Daniel jokingly tells Bridget that all she thought he knew about was "p*ssies and ping-pong balls." Daniel tells Bridget that she was the "best shag" he ever had, with him then making a joking aside about some guy in the fifth grade. He then asks if Mark really does state (during sex), "I'm sorry, but I need to come." He then asks if he was better than Mark and she replies that Daniel was pretty good. Daniel does some suggestive astronomy talk about being naughty and trying to undo Orion's belt. Daniel and Bridget do some passionate kissing and then continue on his hotel bed where he states that he hopes she's wearing her giant panties. He then lifts up her dress and we see a partial view of them as he says something like "Daddy's home." She stops him, gets up and goes into the bathroom to regain her composure. When she comes back out, she seems willing to spend the night with him, but then a local prostitute shows up (that Daniel apparently hired) and opens her overcoat to reveal garters and a small bra and panties (she says that Daniel had a different woman the night before and that he was a big tipper). Daniel then tells Bridget that he's up for it (a threesome) if she is, but Bridget is mad. As she storms out, she sarcastically states that she hopes he has a terrific weekend shagathon. She then adds that he should "go and f*ck yourself, or her, but not me." It sounds like some foreign women in prison with Bridget sing Madonna's "Like a Virgin" song with the line "F*cked for the very first time" rather than "Touched for the very first time" but their accents make it hard to tell. We see several large art museum paintings that show several instances of female full frontal nudity. Daniel matter-of-factly states that the young Thai girl who spent the night with him (as a call girl) turned out to be a young Thai boy. Daniel jokingly asks why Mark just doesn't marry Bridget, as she'd then "definitely shag me." It turns out that a woman is a lesbian who's interested in Bridget. She then plants a kiss on her (that lasts a few seconds), with Bridget then (somewhat shocked) saying thank you very much and that if she ever decides to bat for the other team, that woman will be the one. We briefly see Bridget in a partially see-through dress that shows views of her bra. We see Bridget in a wet dress (that's clingy and shows cleavage). Bridget's mother shows some cleavage in her wedding dress again. SMOKING Bridget smokes more than 5 times, her friends all smoke in several scenes, Bridget's father smokes twice and some minor/miscellaneous characters smoke in several scenes. A female prisoner wants to trade cigarettes for Bridget's bra. Bridget's father comments that he takes great comfort in the notion that a cigarette might kill him before something else. TENSE FAMILY SCENES Bridget's father seems to have a death wish (played for comedy), possibly related to tense marital material from the first film (but we don't see any of that in this one). TOPICS TO TALK ABOUT How some women have skewed images of themselves. Bridget's father states he wishes he were dead (played for comedy). Later, he comments that he takes great comfort in the notion that a cigarette might kill him before something else. Bridget's friends inspire fear in her about Mark's loyalty to her. Bridget is jealous of Rebecca and then mad at Mark for thinking he's cheating on her. Shazza has an odd looking bowl that she states is a fertility snake bowl. A female prisoner briefly comments on her boyfriend hitting her, while another states her boyfriend forced her to take heroin. Lesbiansim: It turns out that a woman is a lesbian who's interested in Bridget. Drug use and its related effects. VIOLENCE Bridget accidentally slides off a home's sunlight panels and crashes to the ground (we don't see the impact) while spying on Mark (she's okay). Bridget accidentally falls from a ski lift into the snow (and is fine despite the decent drop). Mark physically escorts Daniel out of a museum where the two then struggle and half-heartedly try to kick each other. The two then fall into a fountain with Mark then dragging Daniel through that (all played for comedy). Reviewed October 28, 2004 / Posted November 12, 2004

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