The first one’s still the best. It’s not perfect, don’t get me wrong, but the first film built Bridget Jones as a character around situations that balanced between the absurd yet the still plausible, rather similar to Peep Show in that way. It was funny to see this relatable character in slightly exaggerated situations that we as an audience can relate to whilst keeping a sense of comedic dissonance that kept it from being a drama.
This film just puts…