Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (DVD)

I thought this movie was funny as all hell when I saw it in the theaters, while it does have one removable section that takes place in Thailand and doesn't really fit with the rest of the film I thought it worked. While watching it a second time I wasn't exactly as enthralled as I was the first time but I did get my chuckles out of the crazy antics and the wacky behavior displayed by Bridget, Mark and of course Daniel Cleaver.

Edge of Reason picks up only four weeks following the final scene from the first film. Bridget and Mark are happily shagging their lives away and everything is perfect, or so it seems in Bridget's eyes.

But things can't stay perfect forever as Bridget soon finds herself thrust into Mark's corporate world and ultimately feels left out and unwanted, particularly due to the long legs of Rebecca Gillies, a clever little gal that works alongside Mark played by the sexy Jacinda Barrett.

Then to make matters worse popping back into life is the dashing Daniel Cleaver, admitting to his nymphomaniac ways, and claiming to be rid of his "disease" Bridget and Daniel soon find themselves right back where they were before, granny panties and all... let the mayhem commence.

I would recommend this DVD to anyone that enjoyed the first film as it builds on all the same laughs and the repetition is not limited to simply redoing old jokes as much as it is bringing up hilarious memories in an all-new setting.

Along with the film you also get a load of special features, which while good, do have one brown spot... I'll get to that in a second.

The disc comes equipped with deleted scenes, a feature in which Bridget, played by Renée Zellweger interviews the real Colin Firth, a "Who's Your Man?" Quiz, a look at the Mark vs. Daniel fight, a featurette based on one of the massive CGI shots in the film titled "Lonely London" and an audio commentary by director Beeban Kidron, which is where the trouble begins.

Kidron is laced throughout the features and while a British accent is normally extremely appealing to my ear hers is just like needles. She introduces almost all of the features including introducing the deleted scenes, and gabs her way through the feature on the audio commentary. I am sorry but she hurts the whole production.

This DVD is still a winner nonetheless, and while Kidron isn't exactly equal to nails on a chalkboard I do wish she wasn't so annoying.