Gillingham, who dropped striker Darius Henderson to play Andrew Crofts in a five-man midfield, also had their moments in attack and Michael Flynn's 20-yard shot forced a smart save from keeper Colin Doyle.
As Flynn, Bridges acts very beatnik Zen, like a weary cyber version of the Dude, and Michael Sheen is on hand as a sinister nightclub impresario who primps and soft-shoes like an albino Davy Jones wearing David Bowie's Aladdin Sane shag.