Bridget Jones - On the verge of madness

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Movie
German title Bridget Jones - On the verge of madness
Original title Bridget Jones - The Edge of Reason
Country of production UK , USA
original language English
Publishing year 2004
length 104 minutes
Age rating FSK 6
JMK 6
Rod
Director Beeban Kidron
script Richard Curtis ,
Adam Brooks ,
Andrew Davies ,
Helen Fielding
production Tim Bevan ,
Eric Fellner ,
Jonathan Cavendish
music Harry Gregson-Williams
camera Adrian Biddle ,
Adam Dale
cut Greg Hayden
occupation
chronology

←  Predecessor
Bridget Jones - Chocolate for Breakfast

Successor  →
Bridget Jones' baby

Bridget Jones - The Edge of Reason (Original title: Bridget Jones - The Edge of Reason ) is a British-American comedy film from 2004 and the sequel to Bridget Jones - Chocolate for Breakfast (2001) directed by Beeban Kidron . . The film is based on the book of the same name by the successful British author Helen Fielding . While the first film sticks to the original, the plot of the novel is barely recognizable in the second part.

The main roles are cast identically. As in the first part, Renée Zellweger plays the title role . Her friend Mark Darcy is portrayed by Colin Firth and Daniel Cleaver by Hugh Grant .

Bridget Jones' Baby , the third installment in the series, was released in German cinemas on October 20, 2016 .

action

Bridget Jones, in her mid-thirties, believes she has finally found the man for life. It is the lawyer Mark Darcy who she met at the end of the first part after many embarrassments and mishaps. Bridget sees the chances of a lasting relationship with him dwindle, however, when she gets competition from Mark's colleague Rebecca. She beats this in the lawyers' association quiz and can ski better, as Bridget finds out, than shows up on her ski vacation with Mark Rebecca.

Jones's best friends Shazzer, Jude, and Tom give her advice on how to end her relationship with Darcy because of Rebecca and the fact that he still hasn't proposed to Bridget.

Because of her job in television, Bridget has to go to Thailand for a report with Daniel Cleaver, where he almost manages to seduce her again. When they are about to sleep together, a Thai stripper comes into the room at Cleaver's order, whereupon Bridget leaves him for good. At the airport, the police still find drugs in a present from Shazzer's vacation friend that Bridget had in her suitcase. She is arrested and taken to a Thai women's prison, where she teaches Madonna songs to her fellow prisoners , while Mark Darcy alerts the British government to get Bridget out of prison.

Back in England, she finds out that Rebecca is a lesbian and has fallen in love with her. Darcy also makes her long-awaited marriage proposal.

Soundtrack

No. Interpreter title
1. Will Young Your Love Is King
2. Jamelia stop
3. Kylie Minogue Can't Get You Out of My Head
4th Joss Stone Super Duper Love (Are You Digging On Me?)
5. Mary J. Blige Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
6th Robbie Williams Misunderstood
7th Jamie Cullum Everlasting Love
8th. Barry White You're the First, the Last, My Everything
9. Beyoncé (feat. Jay-Z ) Crazy in Love
10. Rufus Wainwright (feat. Dido ) I Eat Dinner (When The Hunger's Gone)
11. 10cc I'm not in love
12. Carly Simon Nobody Does It Better
13. Primal Scream Loaded
14th Minnie Riperton Loving you
15th Amy Winehouse Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?
16. Leona Naess Calling
17th Sting (feat. Annie Lennox ) We'll be together
18th Harry Gregson-Williams Bridget's theme

Reviews

“The romantic comedy does not have the stringency and freshness of the original, but inspires thanks to the convincing leading actors and the eccentric characters, above all Bridget Jones, who, as the female Don Quixote of the modern city, persistently emulates her ideal of the perfect woman and a perfect relationship. "

- Lexicon of international film

“The viewers get what they want to see. More exotic locations, more speed, more Bridget, more Mark Darcy ... but less originality. That can certainly be criticized, but if you want to be entertained for almost two hours and don't let that put you off, you will make a good choice with "Bridget Jones - On the Edge of Madness". "

- movie starts

"Continuation distorted into satire with moderate fun factor, but good actors."

- Cinema

“ Bridget Jones - Chocolate for Breakfast delighted audiences around the world, the sequel is not inferior to the first edition in terms of understandable punchlines and popular humor, on the contrary. This is where the situation comedy pops . A hearty, violent romantic comedy. "

- kino.de

Awards (selection)

The film was nominated for various awards, but could not win any. Leading actress Renée Zellweger was nominated for a Golden Globe Award in the category “Best Actress - Musical or Comedy” .

The German Film and Media Assessment FBW in Wiesbaden awarded the film the rating "valuable".

literature

  • Helen Fielding : Bridget Jones - on the verge of madness . Goldmann, Munich 2004, ISBN 3-442-45864-1 (original title: Bridget Jones, the Edge of Reason , German by Isabel Ingendaay).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Certificate of Release to Bridget Jones - On the Verge of Madness . Voluntary self-regulation of the film industry , November 2004 (PDF; test number: 100 346 K).
  2. Jump up ↑ Age rating for Bridget Jones - On the Edge of Madness . Youth Media Commission .
  3. ↑ Bridget Jones - On the verge of madness. In: Lexicon of International Films . Film service , accessed September 17, 2017 .Template: LdiF / Maintenance / Access used 
  4. ↑ Bridget Jones - On the Edge of Madness on filmstarts.de
  5. ↑ Bridget Jones - On the Edge of Wahnsinns on cinema.de
  6. ↑ Bridget Jones - At the edge of madness on kino.de
  7. ↑ Bridget Jones - On the verge of madness on fbw-filmbeval.com