The fourth film in the iconic Renee Zellweger-starring franchise comes closest to capturing the series' original magic, heartbreak and humor intact.

Chiwetel Ejiofor and Leo Woodall join returning cast including Hugh Grant, Colin Firth and Emma Thompson in the fourth entry of the rom-com series based on Helen Fielding’s popular novels.

Mad About the Boy review. Renée Zellweger brings laughter and tears in an emotional sequel with a returning Hugh Grant.

Mad About the Boy is set to hit the digital screens with Renee Zellweger reprising her character and playing the lead role in the sequel film. The movie will be releasing on Peacock, with the fans witnessing a major life change in the lead character’s life.

David Bowie, Olivia Dean and Robbie Williams are among the artists who feature in the fourth film in the beloved romcom franchise.

Zellweger’s Bridget is now a widow – and romanced by both Leo Woodall’s younger man and Chiwetel Ejiofor’s kindly teacher – and this sequel, adapted from Helen Fielding’s third book in her series of novels,

I wish "Mad About the Boy" took more aggressive fun in plugging Bridget into the fads and tropes of the present day. The movie, by design, has a sentimental middle-aged softness to it. It's the first "Bridget Jones" movie to be released on a streaming platform (in this case,

To be released in UK cinemas for Valentine's Day, Academy Award winner Renée Zellweger returns to the role that established a romantic-comedy heroine for the ages.

Mad About the Boy review: a bloated, weeping sogfest - 2/5 The latest installment of Bridget Jones brings back the old cast but falls into mawkishness

Bridget Jones is back for a fourth film, and director Michael Morris brings a freshness to the franchise while nodding to the earlier movies 4/5 stars Crack out the chardonnay. Bridget Jones is back.