Why does 'Something Borrowed' feel like a sequel to 'Bride Wars'? Perhaps it's because Kate Hudson plays the exact same engaged-to-be-married bad friend all over again. Only this time, she's the worst best friend to Ginnifer Goodwin, not Anne Hathaway. Goodwin plays Rachel, a recent college grad who has become a successful attorney. On her 30th birthday, she drinks too much and reveals to Dex (Colin Egglesfield) that she had a crush on him in college. Dex, who is engaged to Rachel's best friend Darcy (Kate Hudson), reveals that he, too had (and still has) feelings for her. He begins an affair with Rachel, and she struggles to decide between being a good friend, or continue lying to Darcy. She seeks advice from her best friend Ethan (John Krasinski), who is the only character in the entire movie to point out that the real jerk is Dex, who will not leave his betrothed to be with Rachel. As with many a movie, 'Something Borrowed' begins with a solid storyline and genuinely funny jokes and then buries itself in painfully unoriginal scenarios. It gets to a point in which there can be no outcome that the audience will be pleased by, and Rachel certainly doesn't end up with the right guy, I'll say that much. Though not as horrendous as 'Bride Wars', 'Something Borrowed' is just another throw-away romantic comedy that we've seen a hundred times. 3 out of 10 stars.
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Something Borrowed (2011)
Why does 'Something Borrowed' feel like a sequel to 'Bride Wars'? Perhaps it's because Kate Hudson plays the exact same engaged-to-be-married bad friend all over again. Only this time, she's the worst best friend to Ginnifer Goodwin, not Anne Hathaway. Goodwin plays Rachel, a recent college grad who has become a successful attorney. On her 30th birthday, she drinks too much and reveals to Dex (Colin Egglesfield) that she had a crush on him in college. Dex, who is engaged to Rachel's best friend Darcy (Kate Hudson), reveals that he, too had (and still has) feelings for her. He begins an affair with Rachel, and she struggles to decide between being a good friend, or continue lying to Darcy. She seeks advice from her best friend Ethan (John Krasinski), who is the only character in the entire movie to point out that the real jerk is Dex, who will not leave his betrothed to be with Rachel. As with many a movie, 'Something Borrowed' begins with a solid storyline and genuinely funny jokes and then buries itself in painfully unoriginal scenarios. It gets to a point in which there can be no outcome that the audience will be pleased by, and Rachel certainly doesn't end up with the right guy, I'll say that much. Though not as horrendous as 'Bride Wars', 'Something Borrowed' is just another throw-away romantic comedy that we've seen a hundred times. 3 out of 10 stars.
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