What’s it about?

Bridget, now a widow, navigates through life two children, mean school mums, a new teacher, and friends who are encouraging her to re-enter work and the dating scene.

What’d we think?

Sam Donaldson says: The story kicks off when Bridget starts dating Roxter (Leo Woodall), a much younger man, but also keeps running into Mr. Wallaker (Chiwetel Ejiofor), a new teacher at her children’s school whose main features are that he has a whistle and is a man of science. Naturally, the ever-present Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant) is still in the picture as well.

If you’ve seen the poster or the movie trailer or think about it for more than a minute you’ll figure out how all of this plays out. It’s a rehash of the original down to some of the camera shots and locations and main beats of the film, but not quite as sharp.

What surprised me about the movie was how sweet and sincere it was in other moments. As a romcom it’s predictable, but as a movie about grief and living with the memory of someone it is very sincere and patient. Bridget’s friends, as they often are, are at the heart of this, and this movie actually does very nice things with Hugh Grant’s character. I quite enjoyed this movie and I think it is very well worth your time if you are looking for something sweet and mildly funny.