Rachel is a talented attorney, an exceedingly generous and loyal friend, and unhappily single, as her engaged, best friend Darcy is constantly reminding her. But after one too many drinks at her 30th birthday celebration, she wakes up the next morning in bed with a guy named Dex, whom she has had a crush on since law school and, unfortunately, is Darcy’s fiancé. Now Rachel is fighting a conflicting battle as her loyalty and love for Darcy collides with true love, and it’s a battle that will unearth some unexpected truths and a few romantic revelations.
Like How Do You Know?, this movie is a classic example of “all good things come to those who wait”. I was in the mood for sentimental and just general fluff so I rented this film out not expecting all that much from it, mainly because it has Kate Hudson in it. Don’t misunderstand me, I think that she can act and I thought she did well in Almost Famous and Nine, but ultimately it just boils down to the fact that I don’t like actresses. There are literally only a handful of women that I will go and see a film for, that’s just the type of person I am. Moving back to the film, Something Borrowed came as something of a surprise as it crept along at a very boring and predictable pace and then suddenly exploded into a frenzy of emotional and romantic epiphanies. Halfway through, you’re thinking “why am I watching this” and then by the end you’re thinking “that actually was really nice and gave me something to think about.”
Rachel is a talented attorney, an exceedingly generous friend, and unhappily single, as her engaged, best fried Darcy is constantly reminding her. But after one too many drinks at her 30th birthday celebration, she wakes up the next morning in bed with a guy named Dex, whom she has had a crush on since law school and, unfortunately happens to be Darcy’s fiancé. Now Rachel is fighting a conflicting battle as her loyalty and love for Darcy collides with true love, and it’s a battle that will unearth some unexpected truths and a few romantic revelations.
Admittedly, I watched this film with a huge gap in between. I started it this morning and then left for work thinking that it was a stupid and boring romance that was succeeding in being very real, but unable to hold the attention of the audience because the story was not that engaging and there were no highly memorable characters or performances to keep the plot moving.
Having come home to have a glass of wine and finish the film, I have changed my mind, after seeing all the romantic and emotional revelations and performances, and think that this film really does make you think: no one likes to feel guilt, and no one likes to hear unpleasant truths about themselves, but this film crosses those lines of discomfort and that, mixed with the fact that the events of the film could happen in real life, causes you to stop and think. Yeah, think about that.
Starring Kate Hudson, Ginnifer Goodwin, John Krasinski, Colin Egglesfield, and Steve Howey, Something Borrowed as a slow, but real film that was filled with friendship, drama, comedy, and romance. Good things come to those who wait and the climatic romantic explosion at the end of this flick is worth waiting for.
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