The main reason why the movie was so much better for me than the book is the fact that Bridget was actually likable here. I mean, yes, she's still a completely mess and truly beyond awkward 95% of the time, but it's almost always done in a way that's loveable and endearing. She's not self-absorbed or pathetic (like in the book), but instead she’s kind, gentle and even funny. She’s literally the queen of second hand embarrassment and we all love her for it.

I also understood her romantic choices a lot better in this movie than I did in the book. First of all, Hugh Grant plays Daniel in a way that actually almost makes him seem charming rather than despicable and disgusting (like he was in the book), so it makes sense why Bridget would fall for him at first (before she sees his true nature, of course). It also made more sense why she disliked and distrusted Mark at first, since Daniel lied about Mark sleeping with and stealing his fiancee (which, once again, did not happen in the book, so there really was no reason for Bridget not to immediately choose Mark then, who was clearly already the better option). Nonetheless, I don’t want to say Mark is perfect either, though. I don’t quite understand why he kept dating with and even got engaged to Natasha when he was clearly in love with Bridget. That’s kind of mean to the other girl and almost makes me feel like he’s not a great person either. However, he is still better than Daniel by miles and miles, because at least he always chose Bridget and clearly adores her, but yea, neither romantic option is truly great.

All in all though, this movie was just very charming and lovely. Bridget’s awkwardness was entertaining and often times even cute.