Something Borrowed 2011

    This film is based on a novel by Emily Giffin published in 2004.  Directed by Luke Greenfield and written by Jennie Snyder Unman and Emily Giffin.  Rachel is a 30 year old lawyer who always puts aside what she wants for the sake of Darcy, her best friend since childhood.  Darcy is marrying Dex but he was Rachel's study partner in law school.  She has had a crush on him from the beginning of classes.  Dex discovers he may be marrying the wrong person and it should be Rachel?  There is a lot of pressure for him to keep quiet and keep the wedding ball rolling.  Than, Rachel’s close friend tells hr that she’ll spend her entire life in regret if she doesn’t talk to Dex about how she feels!!  


    This is very predictable, Darcy never thinks about anyone but herself and she holds a higher standard for others than herself.  I can do to you but you better never do to me is her motto!!  There are a series of lies and betrayals portrayed as funny but they are not at all!!  Especially strong language for a romantic comedy.  A lot of scenes that take place while characters drink too much at bars.  Some messages about love and friendship are iffy and sometimes the characters are unlikable.  This is just not very good.  2 1/2* 
(This movie is so-so)



112 minutes, Romance directed by Luke Greenfield with Kate Hudson, Ginnifer Goodwin, John Krasinski, Colin Egglesfield, Steve Howey, Ashley Williams, Geoff Pierson, Jill Eikenberry, Jonathan Epstein, Leia Thompson, Sarah Baldwin, Lindsay Ryan, Kirsten Day, Christopher Peuler.



Note:  Goodreads gives the book 3.85 * with 493,576 ratings,Imdb 5.9 out of 10 with 55,980 views, Rotten Tomatoes 15% with 116 critics 48% audience with 43,350 reviews, Roger Ebert 2*, Rolling Stone 1/2* out of 4* Peter Travers, Common Sense Media Sandie Angulo Chen, age 15+, 0 positive messages 0 role models, 1* violence, 3* sex, 3* language, 2* consumerism, 3*drinking, drugs & smoking, dove.org 4* sex, 5* language, 2* violence, 3* drugs, 2* nudity, 2*, conversation about affairs, characters saying that they hate each other, Amazon 4.5* out of 5* with 1,825 reviews.


Special Note:  Kate Hudson and Steve Howey also played a couple who got married in Bride Wars 2009.  Marcus and Rachel are sitting on a bench in the park.  A woman sitting on the bench next to them is reading a book.  The title is Something Blue by Emily Giffin and Something Blue is the sequel to the book Something Borrowed.  Adam Duritz from Counting Crows has said he didn’t approve the cover versions of his song in this movie.  Darcy and Dex’s wedding invitation says the wedding is to be held at The Plaza.  This is the same place that Kate Hudson and Anne Hathaway’s characters were married in the film Bride Wars.