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Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy Movie Review:슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Bridget Jones is back after nine years, and let슬롯사이트™s just say, this time, her diary entry isn슬롯사이트™t a complete disaster. Especially if, like many, you were left underwhelmed by슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Bridget Jones슬롯사이트™s Baby. In fact, while슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy슬롯 머신 사이트 추천is undeniably about Bridget Jones, it doesn슬롯사이트™t quite feel like a traditional Bridget Jones movie. This instalment is more melancholic, more in sync with the times, and serves as a bittersweet reminder of the deceptively cheerful era when the earlier films were released. Though it슬롯사이트™s a legacy sequel that hopefully doesn슬롯사이트™t spawn endless follow-ups,슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Mad About the Boy슬롯 머신 사이트 추천isn슬롯사이트™t about rehashing the greatest hits of the past슬롯사이트”and that슬롯사이트™s what makes it a refreshing change for the franchise.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Renee Zellweger Birthday: A List of Academy Awards That She Won And Was Nominated For In Her Career So Far.

No matter how the years have treated her (she슬롯사이트™s now touching her 50s), Bridget Jones (Renée Zellweger) hasn슬롯사이트™t changed much at her core. She슬롯사이트™s still cherubic, insecure, clumsy, and in search of validation. Except now, she슬롯사이트™s a mother of two. Oh, and she슬롯사이트™s also a widow. Mark Darcy is no longer alive, having been killed during a humanitarian mission in Sudan four years ago - though Colin Firth still makes sporadic appearances as Bridget슬롯사이트™s hallucination.

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One day, Bridget decides it슬롯사이트™s time to move on and gives both her professional and love lives a second chance. While she returns to her job as a TV producer, her cravings for love are temporarily satisfied by a much younger man, Roxster (Leo Woodall). Then there슬롯사이트™s Mr Wallaker (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a no-nonsense science teacher at her children슬롯사이트™s school who also seems to have a soft spot for Bridget.

'Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy' Movie Review - Not Enough Hugh Grant!

Yet, while슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Mad About the Boy, directed by슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Michael Morris and based on슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Helen Fielding's novel by the same of the same name, features two men vying for the affection of the awkward yet curiously endearing Bridget (and yes, you can probably guess who she슬롯사이트™ll end up with), this isn슬롯사이트™t a film about two men fighting over her. Instead, it슬롯사이트™s a story about a woman trying to navigate the immense grief in her life, helping her family move forward, and rediscovering happiness and love at an age where options feel increasingly limited.

If you슬롯사이트™re here for the Colin Firth and Hugh Grant antics of the past, you슬롯사이트™ll be disappointed. Firth is relegated to a handful of emotional, hallucinatory scenes, while Grant has only three very funny moments - making it almost criminal that we don슬롯사이트™t see more of him. His Daniel Cleaver is a shadow of his former self: still a playboy romancing women his daughter슬롯사이트™s age, but now more amicable and even on friendly terms with Bridget, serving as the favourite uncle to her kids.

'Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy' Movie Review - A Mature Bridget Jones That Works!

While Hugh Grant fans (myself included) might lament his limited screen time, this shift allows Bridget to take centre stage in her own journey.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천This includes her exploration of two new romantic chapters in her life, all while grappling with the insecurities and jealousies that come with her advancing age, particularly when dealing with Chloe (Nico Parker), the young, alarmingly efficient new babysitter for her kids.

Her lusty dalliance with the young Adonis, Roxster, feels reminiscent of the May-December romance trend popular in films like슬롯 머신 사이트 추천A Family Affair슬롯 머신 사이트 추천and슬롯 머신 사이트 추천The Idea of You. Yet, it슬롯사이트™s handled with the quintessential Bridget Jones charm: breezy, witty, and tinged with an undercurrent of melancholy. In a scene that cheekily nods to Fast Times at Ridgemont High슬롯사이트™s iconic Phoebe Cates moment, the film leans into Roxster슬롯사이트™s thirst-trap appeal. He arrives at a party, leaps into a pool to rescue a dog, and emerges as the object of everyone슬롯사이트™s lustful gaze - before sealing the moment with a kiss for Bridget. It슬롯사이트™s equal parts hilarious and슬롯 머신 사이트 추천sizzling, while working as a high point for the titular character.

There are plenty of moments where the film sparkles with wit, and Bridget슬롯사이트™s inner monologue remains as hilariously relatable as ever.

'Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy' Movie Review - Surprisingly Emotional and Real

That said, there슬롯사이트™s a stretch where Mad About the Boy gets a little too real - emotionally speaking - and I found myself desperately craving the sunnier, carefree vibes of the first two films (not a complaint, just a wistful observation). Enter Hugh Grant, swooping in like a cheeky lifesaver during this stretch. But even his scene, while dripping with that trademark Cleaver charm, serves as a not-so-subtle reminder that these characters are ageing - and, well, so am I, having grown up alongside them. Damn you, Bridget, for making me face my own mortality with your midlife musings!

At one point, I thought the film was heading towards a fitting conclusion, with Bridget and her kids finding acceptance in their new reality. But no, the movie trudges on, determined to remind us that it슬롯사이트™s still a rom-com. I didn슬롯사이트™t mind too much, as it meant more screen time for the fantastic Chiwetel Ejiofor, and there are a couple of emotional sequences that hit the sweet spot, including a genuinely touching declaration of love.

As for the cast,슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Mad About the Boy슬롯 머신 사이트 추천brings back most of the familiar faces from the previous films, even if their screen time is reduced to little more than cameos. This includes the delightful Jim Broadbent, who appears in a bittersweet flashback, and Gemma Jones. Emma Thompson, in her two-scene role, delivers some of the film슬롯사이트™s biggest laughs.

As for Renée Zellweger, this woman could play Bridget Jones until she슬롯사이트™s 90, and like Darcy, Daniel, Roxster, and Wallaker, we슬롯사이트™d still fall for her and her gawky walk. That said, I suspect this might be her final outing as the character, given the end-credits montage of moments from her past films. Unless, of course, this film hits a billion-dollar jackpot at the box office - in which case, Zellweger might just have to play Bridget Jones until the grave. Ask Hugh Jackman!

PS: Why was Isla Fisher there for that just one scene as Bridget's neighbour? Did I miss something?

'Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy' Movie Review - Final Thoughts

Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy is a bittersweet addition to an uneven franchise that allows it to end on a high (that is, if it plans to end here). It슬롯사이트™s a film that dares to grow up, trading the fizzy rom-com antics of its predecessors for a more reflective, melancholic tone that works well with the times. While it stumbles in its pacing and leaves fans of Hugh Grant and Colin Firth wanting more, it ultimately succeeds in giving Bridget a heartfelt, relatable journey of rediscovery, with Zellweger's endearing performance winning hearts yet again.

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