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Avg. Critic Score: 66 out of 100 Generally favorable reviews Metascore® based on all critic reviews
Information for Parents:
15 Iffy for 15+
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Critic scores range from 0 to 100, with higher scores indicating more favorable reviews.

  • 100
    San Francisco Chronicle |

    A triumph for all involved. Read full review

  • 90
    Rolling Stone | Peter Travers

    Delivers frisky fun for bruised romantics regardless of age, sex or nationality. Read full review

  • 90
    The New York Times | Stephen Holden

    Ms. Zellweger accomplishes the small miracle of making Bridget both entirely endearing and utterly real. Read full review

  • 88
    Chicago Sun-Times | Roger Ebert

    Made against all odds into a funny and charming movie that understands the charm of the original, and preserves it. Read full review

  • 80
    Los Angeles Times | Kenneth Turan

    Cheerful, cheeky entertainment, a clever confection. Read full review

  • 80
    Washington Post | Stephen Hunter

    Grant is casually fabulous and very amusing, but all power to Firth the actor. He's the compleat Darcy, and he never wavers. Read full review

  • 75
    USA Today | Susan Wloszczyna

    Where the highly likable actress (Zellweger) proves most valuable is in making us adore this insecure, clumsy, contradictory creature. Read full review

  • 75
    Entertainment Weekly | Lisa Schwarzbaum

    Bridget's most attractive asset is that she's played by Renée Zellweger. Read full review

  • 60
    Variety |

    Misses its mark, failing to capitalize on the staccato rhythms and sardonic wit of Bridget's inner life. Read full review

  • 40
    Washington Post | Desson Thomson

    How can you celebrate a movie in which Zellweger doesn't soar but simply avoids disaster? Read full review

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Information for Parents
Common Sense Media says Iffy for 15+ Oh, such fun for older teens!
What Parents Need to Know Parents need to know that this movie is rated R for strong language and for sexual situations and references. There is a very brief shot of a naked couple making love. Characters drink and smoke a lot.
  • Families can talk about how we sort through all of the expectations of our families and our society in deciding who we will be and what chances we will take.
  • What does someone have to know about herself in order to turn down a Daniel? In order to understand what someone like Darcy has to offer?
  • Parents could take about the many references to Austen's Pride and Prejudce.
The good stuff
  • rolemodels true2 Positive role models: There is a reason Bridget Jones is loved by women around the world. She's fighting many of the same singleton problems so many of us are too. That being said, she still smokes, drinks and makes foolish mistakes. Proceed with caution.
What to watch for
  • violence false1 Violence: Comic fistfight.
  • sex false3 Sex: Sexual references and situations, no nudity but shots of underwear.
  • language false4 Language: Strong language. One friend is described as liking to say "f--k" a lot, and she does.
  • consumerism false0 Consumerism: Not an issue
  • drugsalcoholtobacco false4 Drinking, drugs and smoking: Characters drink and smoke a lot. Bridget drinks when she's depressed.
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