In order to get viewers back into theaters for the second installment, the filmmakers are forced to replay large chunks of the first movie. Where can a story go from there? As it turns out, nowhere. It told the whole story, and ended with a "happily-ever-after" promise. Bridget Jones in a Thai prison? Who thought up that bit of absurdity?Īrguably, the real problem with The Edge of Reason is that Bridget Jones' Diary was designed as a stand-alone. On those rare occasions when The Edge of Reason isn't regurgitating material from Bridget Jones' Diary, it is taking ill-advised excursions into unfunny slapstick and sappy melodrama. This has the feel of a movie that exists exclusively because its predecessor was a financial success. Sadly, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason isn't anywhere close to being that good. Bridget Jones' Diary was an unexpected delight: a witty, enjoyable trifle that touched the heart while tickling the funny bone.
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