What happens in movies, stays in the script.
I have never really been a fan of romantic comedies or chick flicks. Usually, these are the shows I turn to when I really have nothing else for entertainment, and who knows, I might end up enjoying the movie while trying to kill time.
Starring Ginnifer Goodwin and Kate Hudson as two best friends, this movie is about finding the will to stand up for your happiness and fight for what matters to you.
(Fail plot summary there)
So anyway, I didn't know anything at all about this movie until I finished watching it, so honestly, I didn't have much expectations for it. It turned out pretty well; the right balance of humour and awww moments in the movie to keep you entertained.
Ginnifer Goodwin was amazing (amazingly pretty too) in her portrayal of sweet, patient Rachel, and Kate Hudson seemed to have cast herself into the role of Darcy.
I read reviews elsewhere about how the two characters are pretty much a reflection of the characters of the two actresses in real life, and I couldn't help agreeing.
I couldn't help feeling like I actually relate to the movie, albeit not exactly, with regards to my love life, but more on the relationship I share with my best friend.
That I feel like Rachel, always overshadowed by her bubbly bursts of moments of insanity, yet I still cannot help but love her and wish happiness for her. That no matter how unappreciated I am, I will always be there for her and that I will do anything for her. Even if that means losing my happiness.
That's what love does right?
Until you find someone you love more than that best friend, and everything starts to change. The people who truly care about you -like Ethan, in the movie- will do anything to slap you to your senses, even if it means losing you as a dear, dear friend.
I do sometimes wonder what will happen if there comes a time when a guy comes in between us. Hell, it doesn't even matter anymore, whether we have the same taste in guys. Obviously, Dexter wasn't Darcy's “type”, and yet, probably out of spite, or some unknown psychological secret, she stuck to him.
I just feel so much for Rachel. Like her, I can never imagine anyone liking me for me. That someone handsome, sweet and sensitivity will ever fall for an introvert like me. At least Rachel had one saving grace, and that was her pretty face.
I never thought that someone like you would fall for someone like me
Rachel to Dexter, Something Borrowed (2011)
I couldn't stop marveling at her translucent, glowing skin during the entire movie. And her eyes! So big and beautiful, framed by her dark, long lashes. She somehow reminds me of Carey Mulligan, who, by the way, happens to be one of my (female) celebrity crush. And her hair, barely a strand out of place, and so sleek and bouncy... Okay, I should really stop sounding like a perv. I'm just trying to prove that she's really pretty, okay? Although she's not the mainstream “hot” celebrities, who are mostly overrated anyway.
And the fact that Rachel will choose to protect the happiness of her best friend, instead of her own; it's something I thought about a lot. That if there ever will be a guy who steps into our lives, he will definitely go for my pretty best friend instead of me, and I'll be there, wishing them the best and that will be it. It almost feels like it's supposed to be that way. And there I will be, sighing that I am 30, and past my child-bearing age.
I'm kind of starting to love the movie. Probably gonna get the book soon.
Rating: 3.5 out 5
Click to viewAnd by the way, John Krasinki is my new (male) celebrity crush.