It now seems absurd to imagine that anybody but Renee Zellweger could play the role of Bridget Jones on the big screen. She is due to portray the relatable diarist once again in this year's Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy — 24 years after the first film had us all belting out All By Myself in our pyjamas — and we wouldn't have anybody else in the role.

Watch Allan Moyle’s record shop-set romp for the stellar soundtrack, irresistible ’90s fashion, and a luminous young Liv Tyler, but also an equally radiant, 26-year-old Zellweger as her razor-sharp, vivacious best friend. Her climactic blowout is really something to behold—and put her firmly on the map for critics and audiences alike.