Laugh-out-loud comedy is film of year  

Eleanore Hutch | Evoke – September 13, 2016

If you, like many others, were left bitterly disappointed by the plot-less dud that was Ab Fab: The Movie, then prepare for Bridget Jones to come in like a giant knickers-wearing superhero to save summer cinema. 

Why? Because Bridget Jones’s Baby (BJB) is absolutely brilliant!

Twelve years have passed and Bridget may have lost weight, stopped smoking and traded her diary for a tablet but in BJB, she greets you like an old friend with that same tragic wit.

And while the film may be sadly Daniel Cleaver-less, all her hilarious old pals, grumpy parents and swoon-worthy on/off love Mark Darcy are back for the third installment of Bridget.

We can’t give too much away, but the new film shows Bridget having been left behind after Shazzer, Tom and Jude have all got married and started families, despite the fact her career is soaring.

After a few (hilarious) drunken escapades over the course of a weekend, Bridget will find herself up the duff (spoiler alert!) and there’s ‘at least a 50 per cent chance it’s Mark’s.’

With scenes such as the two potential dads to be pretending to be a gay couple, Emma Thompson playing the most frank doctor and several topless moments from Patrick Dempsey, BJB is full of moments that both you and your mum will enjoy (because you know you can’t go without her!).

It’s probably not quite as a good as the 2001 original, but it comes damn close!