Film: Bridget Jones’s Diary: Mad About the Boy
Cast: Renée Zellweger, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Leo Woodall, Mila Jankovic, Casper Knopf, Hugh Grant, Elena Rivers, Emma Thompson, Nico Parker, Sarah Solemani, Sally Phillips, Shirley Henderson, James Callis, Josette Simon, Colin Firth, Jim Broadbent, Gemma Jones
Director: Michael Morris
Rating: 3 stars

Bridget Jones’ (Renée Zellweger) life has more ups and downs than a yo-yo. It’s been 24 years since we first met her, and by now, we are surely familiar with her character. She could well be considered an institution of sorts—she keeps going no matter what. And she is still looking for love in one form or another, which is exactly what this new film explores.

At the start of Bridget Jones’s Diary: Mad About the Boy, we see Bridget four years after what must have been one of the lowest points of her life. She is still a bit uncomfortable in her own skin and insecure. She is on her way to a dinner party with friends, where Mark Darcy (Colin Firth) is waiting for her. But it’s a mirage—Mark, her beloved husband, passed away four years ago. Bridget is now a widow, raising their two children on her own while still trying to figure out life.