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Episode 23 · November 21, 2016 · 1:47:49
Bridget Jones's Baby
What is there to say about Bridget Jones that we haven’t already said? It looks like a lot. Please join us for our last over-long discussion of our fierce friend.
2016’s Baby has taken full advantage of its generous gestation period and presents a noticeably grown-up film while still offering moments of pleasant predictability.
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Bridget Jones's Baby
(2016)
Directed by Sharon Maguire
Drama
Comedy
Romance
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4.75
tampons
Chick Flick!
Performers
Hugh Grant
Renee Zellweger
Tropes
Falling in love montage
Female director
Female producer
Female screenwriter
Gay best friend
Letter writing
Love triangle
Male eye-candy
Mother-daughter storyline
Movie is generally derided by men
Piss-poor soundtrack
Strong female protagonist(s)
Wedding(s)/wedding planning/wedding crashing
Woman makes a fool of herself at work
Based on a book (written by someone other than Jane Austen, Terry McMillan, or Nicholas Sparks) or newspaper column
On-screen sex partially or completely obscured by bedsheets/blankets
Sage advice delivered by parent, best friend, token black character, boss, landlord/lady, homeless person, etc.