Fri 6 May 2011
Something Borrowed
By Cassandra Z. Hughes
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Theatrical Release Date: 05/06/2011
Director: Luke Greenfield
Cast: Ginnifer Goodwin, Kate Hudson, Colin Egglesfield, John Krasinski, Steve Howey, Ashley Williams
Rated: PG-13 for sexual content including dialogue, and some drug material.
Runtime: 1 hour, 43 minutes
Trailer:
The crowd watches with reckless detachment.
Based on Emily Giffin’s novel of the same title, “Something Borrowed” is a scathing review of single life as a 30s-something woman. It’s a simple love triangle gone astray and an interesting commentary on ethics, love, and the pressures women and society put on being single after a certain age.
Rachel and Darcy (Ginnifer Goodwin, Kate Hudson) have been friends since childhood. Rachel, the consummate good girl, is often overshadowed by Darcy’s brash and flashy behavior. Somehow though, it never seemed to bother Rachel until Darcy meets Dex (Colin Egglesfield), Rachel’s law school study partner and crush.
The two women are yin and yang; Rachel is quiet, careful, insecure, and bookish, while Darcy is loud, reckless, self-assured, and a touch dense. Even though opposite often do attract, I caught myself frequently wondering why these two were best friends. Rachel simply lets Darcy’s bad behavior slide, no matter how terrible she is to her.
The film was decently cast, though Dex reminds me of the quintessential 80’s preppy frat boy. I didn’t find him to be hugely attractive, though by no means is Colin Egglesfield ugly, just simply not my cup of tea. My favorite character by far was Ethan (John Krasinski), another childhood friend of both Darcy and Rachel. I loved Ethan’s quirky, blunt, insightful, and light-hearted nature. His
character helped the movie stay on track.
This film was decently done; it was entertaining and funny, though utterly predictable. The entire plot seemed implausible, I simply couldn’t imagine mousy Rachel doing something so unethical and out of character. I don’t remember if the soundtrack was any good, or even a favorite scene. Unfortunately, this means that the entire film was completely forgettable.
In my opinion, “Something Borrowed” is better left as something rented, earning a disappointing 2.5 out of 5.
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May 11th, 2011 at 8:26 pm
somehow, this sounds better than “Jumping the Broom”. the latter is just a bunch of ideas connected together by check list to make a drama out of nothing. poor Angela Bassett, the sole reason i went to see the movie, is too good to be in this dreck.
May 11th, 2011 at 10:39 pm
I declined to put myself through either.
May 31st, 2011 at 1:43 pm
I tried to understand precisely why I enjoyed this film, because I did, but I shouldn’t have. I should have despised the characters and the storyline. I should have been hurt by the notion that a woman would betray her a long time old friend for a man. A man has reached adulthood and is still too frightened and weak to make his own choices. The resolution is neat, tidy, way too convenient and completely improbable. These factors should add up to me hating this film. But I didn’t. I quite enjoyed it. It took a little reflection for me to understand why I liked it, but I finally realized it was because it reminded me of the old 1940′s melodramas like Now,Voyager. Emotionally silly, deus ex machina galore, it didn’t matter, they were still great fun. I’ve wondered what those movies would be like if they were made today, and now I know.