4. McDreamy enters the picture.

Grey’s Anatomy fans know how irresistible Patrick Dempsey, a.k.a. McDreamy, is. He is introduced in this film as Jack Qwant, a billionaire love guru. Dempsey’s arrival in the film means that the playboy Daniel Cleaver (Hugh Grant) is out of the picture. As such, Dempsey’s plays the foil to Firth’s character Mark Darcy.

Qwant meets Bridget at the music festival she and her hilarious co-worker, Miranda (Sarah Solemani) went to, which eventually turned into a one-night stand. Soon thereafter, Bridget learns of her pregnancy.

Qwant’s character is just too-good-to-be-true. Could he be Bridget’s happily ever after?

3. The entertaining love triangle.

The scenes depicting the Darcy vs Qwant rivalry are quite hilarious. The serious Mark Darcy finds himself doing things he would not normally do—and Colin Firth deftly portrays the awkwardness. One scene from the film, where the pregnancy yoga instructor mistook them as a same-sex couple is so laughable, and proves that Firth and Dempsey are perfect for their roles.

2. Bridget Jones and Mr. Darcy’s twisted love story.

If you happen to read the third book, you would know (spoiler alert!) that they killed off Mark’s character. And boy, do we thank the high heavens that that is not the case in this film. And while the second film (Bridget Jones: Edge of Reason) we see Bridget and Mr. Darcy’s relationship still staying strong, this third film opened with the revelation that they’ve broken up years ago. But fate just keeps on pulling them back together, this time with a baby involved. From their obvious incompatibility to their twisted love story, are they really meant for each other?

1. The comeback of the one and only, Bridget Jones.

It isn’t Bridget Jones if she’s not making mistakes and throwing iconic punch lines. From drinking a lot of vodka to feeling like an idiot most of the time—she has spoken on behalf of every single woman in the world. “The thing about Bridget is the comedy has always come from something real,” says Helen Fielding, writer of the Bridget Jones franchise. There are a lot of tough moments in life that we seem to can’t get over, but for Bridget Jones, she just shrugs them off and make them seem funny, and that brings hope to viewers.

Seeing Bridget Jones again feels like reconnecting with our past, with someone who has been our spirit animal in times of pain and life’s sucky moments.

Full of sharp wit and primed with a colorful plot, Bridget Jones’s Baby is the perfect comic relief to show us the joys of singlehood and finding the right love. You surely wouldn’t want to miss this!

Distributed by United International Pictures through Columbia Pictures, Bridget Jones’s Baby is “due” on September 14 in Philippine theaters. All pictures are from the United International Pictures.

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