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I wouldn't necessarily classify 'Bridget Jones's Diary' among my favourite films, or genres, but this remains one of my favourite movie scenes in general, because of how simple and human it feels. I don't think that you can hold any sort of genuine affection towards someone, at any level not just romantic, and ask them to leave the messy, unpolished, anxious, neurodivergent, quirky or sad parts of themselves at the door and only show up as a curated persona that isn't even real.

It's a rare grounded moment, in a genre that very often bases entire plots on the "you should change yourself and fit this surface-level list of criteria in order to be deserving of love" trope.

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Hugh Grant finally tells Renée Zellweger what he always thought of her, post Bridget Jones

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.upworthy.com/hugh-grant-interviews-renee-zellweger-ex1

Tally Michelle Jun 4, 2025

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Bridget Jones is determined to improve herself while she looks for love in a year in which she keeps a personal diary.
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Jeremy Thomas Mar 19, 2025

Somehow I'd never seen this, which surprised me. But it's a charming little delight of a film, anchored by top-notch performances. My ★★★½ review of Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) on @letterboxd: https://boxd.it/9aQ50r #Comedy #RomCom #BridgetJonesDiary #Letterboxd

A ★★★½ review of Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)

It honestly kind of surprised me to realize that I’d never seen Bridget Jones’s Diary before now. Somehow in my mind I had definitely watched this little rom-com adaptation of Helen Fielding’s book (to be fair, I did see Bridget Jones’s Baby at some point, though I remember little about it). Alas, this is indeed my first-time watch and I have to admit I was charmed by it. Renée Zellweger makes an enjoyable protagonist in this film and while some of the VERY early 2000s awkward humor made me cringe, that’s the film’s intent and it didn’t come off too

Tally Michelle Feb 18, 2025

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Bridget Jones is determined to improve herself while she looks for love in a year in which she keeps a personal diary.
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Rissi JC Feb 12, 2025

‘BRIDGET JONES’S DIARY’ (2001): A BRITISH ROMANCE WITH EDGE. See #ColinFirth play #MrDracy for the second time in #BridgetJonesDiary! #ReneeZellweger plays Bridget in #British #romance (that has an edge)!

https://rissiwrites.com/2025/02/bridget-joness-diary-2001-a-british-romance-with-edge.html