内容摘要：His mother misses her family and speaks with them over the phone. “Maybe I’ll go back during their holidays,” she said.

His mother misses her family and speaks with them over the phone. “Maybe I’ll go back during their holidays,” she said.

With a man. Well, so far, with one particular man: Mark Darcy, the stuffy-yet-dashing man of her dreams.This image released by Universal Pictures shows Renée Zellweger in a scene from “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy.” (Jay Maidment/Universal Pictures via AP)

This image released by Universal Pictures shows Renée Zellweger in a scene from “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy.” (Jay Maidment/Universal Pictures via AP)This, dear viewer, is not a spoiler for the new fourth movie,In fact, if you’ve seen the trailer, you’ll know that Bridget (Renée Zellweger, still pretty delightful), who finally married Mark at the end of the third film, is now a widow.

We’re not supposed to divulge exactly what happens next. But remember, folks, this is a classic romantic comedy franchise. Rom-coms can be sad and deep, but they still need to be romantic.What makes “Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy” especially enjoyable, then — and the best since the 2001 original — is not that Bridget finds a way yet again to triumph over doubts and obstacles. It’s that she still makes us care so darned much.

How does she do it after all these years? All I know is, I was rooting harder for her at the end of this film than I was with the others, even the original where she’s kissing Mark in the snowy street in underwear and sneakers.

There are various possible explanations. One is“We are the real owners of Istanbul; these streets are ours,” says Ergin Dogan. “If there is a fire, we are the first to run to help. We love this city, but it doesn’t love us back.”

Veysel Dogan, right, and his two sons Ergin, left, and Murtaza load a lorry with discarded cartons at Eminonu commercial area in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)Veysel Dogan, right, and his two sons Ergin, left, and Murtaza load a lorry with discarded cartons at Eminonu commercial area in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)

Veysel Dogan smokes a cigarette as he and his sons load a lorry with discarded cartons at Eminonu commercial area in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)Veysel Dogan smokes a cigarette as he and his sons load a lorry with discarded cartons at Eminonu commercial area in Istanbul, Turkey, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Francisco Seco)