‘Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy’ Review: She’s Back! (And God, How We Missed Her)

Renée Zellweger returns for another heartwarming chapter in one of the best movie franchises (yeah, we said it)

Renée Zellweger as Bridget Jones -- (Photo By: Jay Maidment/Universal Pictures)
Renée Zellweger as Bridget Jones (Credit: Jay Maidment/Universal Pictures)

It’s 3:00pm PST and I’m calling it: “Bridget Jones” is one of the best movie franchises. It’s not an uninterrupted victory parade of total success, since “The Edge of Reason” was more like a speed bump than a story. But for the last 2.5 decades, these movies have grown out of a pitch perfect romantic comedy classic and into a sweet and enduring saga of life going on, and on, as Bridget Jones — played beautifully by Renée Zellweger — discovers that every ending is another beginning, every tragedy is surmountable, and that life is always worth living when you’re armed with hope and good humor.

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