If you liked "Love, Actually," you'll love this too, another small jewel in the crown of unabashedly commercial, cheerfully middlebrow, eminently exportable British fluff.
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Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
Entertainment WeeklyLisa Schwarzbaum
A triumph of performance, production, and adaptation over the empty-calorie dither of its source material.
60
VarietyDerek Elley
VarietyDerek Elley
Second time round, Bridget is still fat, funny and endearing -- but "all a bit, um, familiar, actually."
60
Village VoiceJessica Winter
Village VoiceJessica Winter
Improbably, the sequel only ups the ante on its predecessor's comedy-of-embarrassment quotient.
50
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
ReelViewsJames Berardinelli
Die-hard fans are advised to wait for the video. Everyone else would be better off pretending that this movie doesn't exist. In the long run, you'll have a higher opinion of everyone involved.
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Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
Christian Science MonitorDavid Sterritt
The movie catches occasional fire when Bridget suddenly says what's really on her mind. The rest is silliness.
40
Empire
Empire
For the most part, Edge Of Reason is as saggy and well-worn as Bridget's big knickers.