Bridget Jones's Baby
Published March 7, 2025
Film info
- Title Bridget Jones's Baby
- Director Sharon Maguire
- Year 2016
- Run time 2hrs 3m
- Genres Romance, Drama, Comedy
- Tagline Relationship status: beyond complicated
Forty-something and single again, Bridget decides to focus on her job and surround herself with friends. In a twist, she finds herself pregnant, but with one hitch - she can only be fifty percent sure of the identity of her baby's father.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 3:10 | Yes to jumping around to Jump Around! |
| 9:19 | Oh no, birthdays at work. |
| 11:32 | “Don’t talk between the bongs.” |
| 17:05 | “I didn’t tell you because you wouldn’t have come.” Yep, that’s an ex-friend right there. |
| 19:09 | He picked her up like a handbag or something, by the waistband! |
| 28:19 | Every minute of a Bridget film is so cringe! |
| 37:46 | You don’t want to need a medic after waxing. |
| 40:16 | Secretly loving grumpy Emma Thompson. |
| 46:11 | The threat of Hitler cats! |
| 49:47 | “I’d like to just retreat… gracefully.” |
| 1:02:08 | Dr McDreamy skipping through the relationship stages is adorable. |
| 1:16:09 | Is there any way they can both be the father please? |
| 1:20:24 | “It wasn’t fate, it was condoms.” |
| 1:27:23 | “You don’t really need them, you know. All they’re good for is fitting car seats and blaming things on. They really just get in the way after that.” |
| 1:39:21 | Someone yelling ‘what the f-’ when he throws the phone out the window! |
Thoughts
The first two Bridget Jones movies have been a bit meh for me, but it’s something of a cultural icon and so important to keep up with the series, particularly as a new final chapter is coming out soon. This film was a revelation. By all accounts, it shouldn’t have appealed, particularly with a focus on pregnancy and building a family, but ooh it was funny.
Emma Thompson was absolutely legendary, but all of it was funny and so engaging and good, even when it didn’t quite stack up it was totally worth it. Literally my only real problem with it is that I don’t buy Jack would have stuck around for a year if he wasn’t the father, because they have absolutely nothing in common. But overall, great film, great soundtrack, wonderful cast, gentle comedy, lots to like.
Rating: 5 / 5