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BRIDGET JONES: MAD ABOUT THE BOY – Review by Susan Granger

February 24, 2025March 1, 2025 Susan Granger abi morgan, Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy, Casper Knopf, colin firth, Dan Mazer, emma thompson, Helen Fielding, Hugh Grant, Michael Morris, peacock, renee zellweger

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy is the first film in the British romantic comedy franchise to skip a US theatrical release and go straight to streaming on Peacock. That’s probably a wise choice because Bridget Jones’ fans are older now and it’s fun to watch at home. Still a grieving widow, idiosyncratic Bridget (Renee Zellweger) desperately misses her beloved late husband, Mark Darcy, four years after he was killed on a humanitarian mission in Sudan. That pervading sorrow extends to their 10-year-old son and 6-year-old daughter. Although Bridget’s former lover/boss – now best friend – ever-flirtatious Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant) offers support, meaning that he’ll watch the kids so she can occasionally get out of her London home, her love life is nonexistent.

Movie of the Week Reviews

AWFJ Movie of the Week, September 12 – September 16: Bridget Jones’s Baby

September 11, 2016June 8, 2020 Dorothy Woodend 0 Comments Bridget Jones's Baby, colin firth, Dan Mazar, emma thompson, Gemma Jones, Helen Fielding, Jim Broadbent, Patrick Dempsey, renee zellweger, Sharon Maguire

Bridget Jones, patron saint of single ladies is back. Long before the film entered theatres, it had picked up a small firestorm of controversy over its star’s appearance. Opening Sept. 16, AWFJ’s Movie of the Week is Bridget Jones’s Baby, Read On…