The marquee and concession stand at Gallery Place's new movie house. L. and I saw the new Bridget Jones there last week and found both the theatre and the movie mostly pleasing. Although critics seem to have decided Bridget just isn't as good this time around, I enjoyed the second movie almost more than the first b/c Bridget's foibles were all the more frustrating (and endearing) in light of the fact that she'd supposedly learned and grown so much in the first picture. She's an easy character to care about, plus she's refreshing in her candid approach to the world. She needs new friends, and she needs to stop listening so much to what they say, but... Oh, and one of the main conflicts in the new movie is a class conflict, which is fun, and interesting, because movies don't address such things often. As for the theater, it's fine—your standard new multiplex. This one's a little different in that the ticket booth is on the ground floor (pic at right), but the concession stand and screens are all two floors up. The first and second floors seem incomplete and empty at this point, but it looks like they're going to hold mall-like retailers, so this place will soon be something of a one stop entertainment and consumer mecca. The best thing about that is that it's so accessible—exit the metro at Gallery Place and walk one block and you're there. I have a feeling Georgetown's multiplex is going to see a serious drop in business; it's not metro accessible, and it seems like every time we go there a cab gets into the picture at one point or another. I'd rather stick to the metro any day, and I'll bet I'm not alone.