Bridget Jones's Baby (2016)

Reno

7.0

Dec 24, 2016

**This is a two-man job!** Unlike the first two films, this was not based on the book. Instead, it is an original screenplay that fills the gap between the second and the third book. So reading the third book before watching this film is a spoiler. Most importantly the fourth film is on, only officially have to be announced. The original director returned to this, but I appreciate the story and the screenplay and people behind it. I did not think this sequel would work, but it exceeded my expectation. A simple story and very familiar settings, but developed so well. There's no Bridget's…

r96sk

7.0

Feb 3, 2025

<em>'Bridget Jones’s Baby'</em> is a good sequel, a much better movie than the 2004 follow-up without a doubt. This one has an actual plot, for one, and is a much more rounded effort - the ending is rather cute too. Despite being the longest entry of the trilogy, this is paced well. Renée Zellweger and Colin Firth reprise well, while Patrick Dempsey is a good addition. The films merges the new characters with the old (minus one obvious absentee) positively, e.g. Sarah Solemani is one of the better supports from any of the three flicks. The musician cameo is amusing too. You have to wonde…

CinemaSerf

6.0

Nov 20, 2025

Perhaps it is her looking forty-third birthday? Perhaps it’s the fact that she has just been to the funeral of the dreaded “Daniel” - presumed dead after a plane crash? It might even be because her mother (Gemma Jones) has reminded her about her body clock, but in any case “Bridget” (Renée Zellweger) is even more hormonal than usual when she encounters the dashing American “Jack” (Patrick Dempsey). Now she had hoped to just knuckle down at work, but he gives her the collywobbles and distracts her to the point that the new management decide she no longer fits the bill. Just to add to her compli…