
Movie: Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025)
Main Actors: Renée Zellweger, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Leo Woodall
The Story
Ten years, Bridget was happy together with Marc Darcy, when he suddenly dies, leaving her behind with two little children.
Four years are gone. Her life is chaotic as ever, she tries her best to deal with it for her children. Her friends are slightly worried, convince her to go back to work ... and to look for some sex.
No sooner said than done. She gets her old job back, and two men step into her life: the science teacher of her son and a good-looking, maybe too young man. The first one turns out to be a pain in her neck, the second one, after a night planned as a one-night-stand, her lover for the summer.
For a while, Bridget is happy with her life, until she realizes that all this can't be all.
My Opinion
I didn't expect much more than a funny comedy when watching the movie last Tuesday. And yes, I didn't get disappointed; Bridget (Renée Zellweger) has gotten older but is still the chaotic woman I remember from the older movies. I enjoyed Hugh Grant's and Colin Firth's minor appearances in their well-known roles. Also the new characters fit perfectly into the movie. I could smile and laugh, but I soon noticed something was different.
The movie manages the balancing act between comedy and reality much better than expected. I could feel with Bridget, the widow and single mum, in her early fifties, still mourning her husband and looking for a meaning and some luck for the rest of her life. This doesn't turn the movie around, but gives it a bit more depth than expected.
My Resume
I enjoyed this movie a lot. I got what I was looking for, a feel-good movie. It's the mixture of comedy and the touch of reality that surprised me pleasantly and made the movie even better than expected.
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