Bridget Jones is determined to improve herself while she looks for love in a year in which she keeps a personal diary.Bridget Jones is determined to improve herself while she looks for love in a year in which she keeps a personal diary.Bridget Jones is determined to improve herself while she looks for love in a year in which she keeps a personal diary.
- Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 8 wins & 32 nominations total
Storyline
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- TriviaTo prepare for the role, Renée Zellweger gained 25 pounds, then worked at a British publishing company for a month. Using an alias and a posh accent, she was apparently not recognized. She also kept a framed picture of her then-boyfriend Jim Carrey on her desk. Her co-workers found the photo odd, but never mentioned it for fear of embarrassing her.
- Goofs(at around 1h 29 mins) Bridget's flat is in Borough, but when Mark leaves it to buy her a new diary, he walks around the corner to the Royal Exchange, which is several miles away on the other side of the Thames.
- Quotes
Bridget: Wait a minute... nice boys don't kiss like that.
Mark Darcy: Oh, yes, they fucking do.
- Crazy creditsDuring the end credits, we see footage of a home movie taken during a birthday party, which also happens to be the birthday party that both Bridget and Mark are at that is referred to several times during the movie.
- Alternate versionsThe songs that play over the second half of the end credits are different. In the UK the first Robbie Williams song is followed by Dina Carroll singing "Someone Like You", and then Williams again, singing "Not Of This Earth". The US version replaces Carroll with Shelby Lynne singing "Killin' Kind", then concludes with the same Williams track.
- SoundtracksMagic Moments
Written by Burt Bacharach and Hal David
Performed by Perry Como
Courtesy of RCA Records/BMG Entertainment
Featured review
Bridget Jones's Diary is a somewhat amusing movie about an English woman who wants to change her life because she finds herself in her 30s and still single. I must say though that Renée Zellweger does a wonderful job and earns her Oscar nomination for portraying Bridget Jones. Colin Firth and Hugh Grant fit their roles well also. The script is pretty average for a film like this, I don't know why but I wasn't really struck with the writing like a lot of people were, although I did like hearing Bridget's narration throughout the movie. And there were also some pretty genuinely funny moments. Now with all that said, that still doesn't mean that this romantic comedy is the best of its kind, in my opinion it's not. There were just some scenes that I thought lagged on too long and other parts that were dull. I do think that there are better romantic comedies to choose from out there, but it is worth just one watch just to see Renée Zellweger, because she really shines, if only the rest of the movie would've kept up with her. 6/10.
- davispittman
- Mar 5, 2017
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Details
- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- El diario de Bridget Jones
- Filming locations
- Bedale Street, Southwark, London, England, UK(Bridget's home)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $25,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $71,543,427
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $10,733,933
- Apr 15, 2001
- Gross worldwide
- $334,273,059
- Runtime1 hour 37 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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