Bridget Jones's Baby (2016)

Directed by Sharon Maguire, this is the third instalment in the popular series adapted from Helen Fielding’s mega-selling novels. Renée Zellweger is once again a loveable, accident-prone neurotic who, in theory, we can all relate to. She finds out that she’s pregnant and has to work out which of two lovers is the father (hints of Mamma Mia). Is it charming lawyer Mark Darcy (Colin Firth) or charming mathematician Jack Qwant (Patrick Dempsey)?

There are enough laughs to make it work, and it’s certainly superior to the second film, while lacking the freshness of the first. Zellweger is so appealing that she’s worth watching even when it’s not hilarious. And Emma Thompson adds depth as Doctor Rawlings.

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