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The Screen Queen Presents: "Bridget Jones's Baby"


By Dana Muwwakkil

Fans of Bridget Jones rejoice: Renee’ Zellweger is back as Bridget and is as quirky and clever as ever. While society would label the 43-year-old career girl with no love life as a “tragic spinster,” Ms. Jones is living her best life. But while friends have each moved on and started families of their own, Bridget is attending music festivals, being a major boss at work and looking quite fabulous.

Like the previous two films, Bridget is caught up in a love triangle but this time it’s even more complicated. Because of some casual sex and ancient condoms, she finds herself with child but isn't sure who the father is. One potential papa is the always-poised Mark Darcy (Colin Firth). Unfortunately, playboy Daniel Cleaver (charmingly portrayed by Hugh Grant) has been oddly killed off in an airplane accident. (If you're a fan of the book series, its Mark who dies – but either storyline is sad.)

The second maybe baby daddy is Jack (the charismatic Patrick Dempsey). 
When Bridget reveals the truth to the potential dads, the three adults continue on as “throuple,” attending prenatal classes and ultrasounds as a family unit. But beneath the supportive gestures and friendly conversations between the gentlemen, the competition for Bridget's affection is bound to leave one or all of them heartbroken. 

Bridget decides that no matter what, her baby will be the great love of her life. It’s up to the men to prove that they're worthy of her and her child.

Add it to your streaming queue today.

Screen Queen Dana Muwwakkil tackles social trends and movies in her blog and for other publications and lives with her husband and their three children in Ulster County. This review originally appeared in the March/April 2018 Issue.
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