Something Borrowed
Ugh...why do they make good books into bad movies? I read "Something Blue" first (out of order, but I'm glad I did because it made it a surprise) and it was one of the best Chick Lit books I've ever read. And "Something Borrowed" was not as good, but still better than this mystifyingly stupid movie.
So there are two best friends, Rachel and Darcy. Darcy is the gorgeous blonde who is always a good time, and Rachel is supposed to be the unattractive, studious one. Mistake #1- casting Gennifer Goodwin as Rachel. That chick is GORGEOUS, so its really hard to believe that she's the "ugly one". And therefore, it makes NO SENSE that she spends the movie thinking she could never get a guy as hot as Dex. But I'm getting ahead of myself.
So Rachel meets Dex in law school. They hit it off, become super close study buddies, and laugh and have moments of lingering stares. They obviously both like each other, right? SO WHY DON'T THEY DATE EACH OTHER???? It makes NO sense that they don;t....its not like one has a significant other, its not like Rachel is unattractive (its GENNIFER GOODWIN, PEOPLE!). But no, they don't date.
Even more baffling, Dex meets gorgeous yet obnoxious Darcy, and starts dating HER. And PROPOSES TO HER when APPARENTLY he's into Rachel. Huh? WHY???? NOTHING IS KEEPING YOU AND RACHEL APART!!
So here we are, present day. Its Rachel's 30th birthday, and Darcy throws her a rager surprise party at a bar. They party til Darcy gets drunk at 2 AM, and Dex (Darcy's fiance, remember) puts her in a cab. Alone. Then Dex TAKES RACHEL OUT TO ANOTHER BAR. Wow, inapprope much? Send your drunk fiance home and go to a BAR with her best friend at 3 AM...what a catch. Shockingly, Dex and Rachel bone, but decide to forget it happened.
But now that they SHOULDN'T DATE, for once, they can't stay away from each other, ultimately admitting that they have "Always loved each other from the beginning".
Again, WHY DIDN'T THEY DATE????
Especially when, in every scene, Darcy does something annoying, like, talks, and Dex looks irritated that she's alive.
Rachel's best guy friend Ethan is the only one who knows, and he accurately calls Dex a douche for admitting love to Rachel while being 30 days away from his wedding to Darcy and showing no signs of calling off said wedding. Ethan is the perfect man, but of course, he's in the friend zone and stays that way the whole movie. He admits to Rachel that he likes her but she's in love with Dex, crying about how no guy likes her. Well, lets see, that's Rachel with TWO suitors, Darcy with one who hates her. And we're still supposed to believe she's the "bad guy". Why, because she's hot and assertive? Sorry, didn't realize this movie was made in 1952. In that same vein, Rachel bitches that Darcy always takes things from her, but the only one stealing things (namely, her best friend's FIANCE), is Rachel. And we are supposed to cheer for her cuz she's "the ugly one", I guess.
Oh, and then it gets better. Darcy confesses that she's cheated on Dex. Rachel is appalled. "Oh no, Darcy's a cheater, poor Dex is getting duped!" She doesn't tell Dex though, I assume because he's off finding a kettle and telling it that its black.
So Dex shows up on Rachel's doorstep 3 days before the wedding and says he has called it off. They kiss, but Darcy arrives and Dex hides. Darcy busts in and admits that she's been boning the best man, AND she's pregnant with his baby.
Wow. Convenient. I guess now its "okay" that Rachel totally stole her best friend's man. Darcy notices Dex's jacket, Dex comes out of hiding, Darcy is angry, says she'll hate Rachel forever, and storms out.
Cut to two months later. Rachel is picking up Dex's dry cleaning (that's why she's the "good" one, she probably makes him sandwiches too), and runs into Darcy, who is wearing a muu muu even though she's what, 3 months pregnant? They clearly aren't ever going to be friends again, but both say they are happy. The end. No joke.
So children, today's lesson: If your best friend is supposedly hotter than you, its okay to steal her man, since she'll just screw it up anyway.
So there are two best friends, Rachel and Darcy. Darcy is the gorgeous blonde who is always a good time, and Rachel is supposed to be the unattractive, studious one. Mistake #1- casting Gennifer Goodwin as Rachel. That chick is GORGEOUS, so its really hard to believe that she's the "ugly one". And therefore, it makes NO SENSE that she spends the movie thinking she could never get a guy as hot as Dex. But I'm getting ahead of myself.
So Rachel meets Dex in law school. They hit it off, become super close study buddies, and laugh and have moments of lingering stares. They obviously both like each other, right? SO WHY DON'T THEY DATE EACH OTHER???? It makes NO sense that they don;t....its not like one has a significant other, its not like Rachel is unattractive (its GENNIFER GOODWIN, PEOPLE!). But no, they don't date.
Even more baffling, Dex meets gorgeous yet obnoxious Darcy, and starts dating HER. And PROPOSES TO HER when APPARENTLY he's into Rachel. Huh? WHY???? NOTHING IS KEEPING YOU AND RACHEL APART!!
So here we are, present day. Its Rachel's 30th birthday, and Darcy throws her a rager surprise party at a bar. They party til Darcy gets drunk at 2 AM, and Dex (Darcy's fiance, remember) puts her in a cab. Alone. Then Dex TAKES RACHEL OUT TO ANOTHER BAR. Wow, inapprope much? Send your drunk fiance home and go to a BAR with her best friend at 3 AM...what a catch. Shockingly, Dex and Rachel bone, but decide to forget it happened.
But now that they SHOULDN'T DATE, for once, they can't stay away from each other, ultimately admitting that they have "Always loved each other from the beginning".
Again, WHY DIDN'T THEY DATE????
Especially when, in every scene, Darcy does something annoying, like, talks, and Dex looks irritated that she's alive.
Rachel's best guy friend Ethan is the only one who knows, and he accurately calls Dex a douche for admitting love to Rachel while being 30 days away from his wedding to Darcy and showing no signs of calling off said wedding. Ethan is the perfect man, but of course, he's in the friend zone and stays that way the whole movie. He admits to Rachel that he likes her but she's in love with Dex, crying about how no guy likes her. Well, lets see, that's Rachel with TWO suitors, Darcy with one who hates her. And we're still supposed to believe she's the "bad guy". Why, because she's hot and assertive? Sorry, didn't realize this movie was made in 1952. In that same vein, Rachel bitches that Darcy always takes things from her, but the only one stealing things (namely, her best friend's FIANCE), is Rachel. And we are supposed to cheer for her cuz she's "the ugly one", I guess.
Oh, and then it gets better. Darcy confesses that she's cheated on Dex. Rachel is appalled. "Oh no, Darcy's a cheater, poor Dex is getting duped!" She doesn't tell Dex though, I assume because he's off finding a kettle and telling it that its black.
So Dex shows up on Rachel's doorstep 3 days before the wedding and says he has called it off. They kiss, but Darcy arrives and Dex hides. Darcy busts in and admits that she's been boning the best man, AND she's pregnant with his baby.
Wow. Convenient. I guess now its "okay" that Rachel totally stole her best friend's man. Darcy notices Dex's jacket, Dex comes out of hiding, Darcy is angry, says she'll hate Rachel forever, and storms out.
Cut to two months later. Rachel is picking up Dex's dry cleaning (that's why she's the "good" one, she probably makes him sandwiches too), and runs into Darcy, who is wearing a muu muu even though she's what, 3 months pregnant? They clearly aren't ever going to be friends again, but both say they are happy. The end. No joke.
So children, today's lesson: If your best friend is supposedly hotter than you, its okay to steal her man, since she'll just screw it up anyway.