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Something Borrowed
Movie Blurb by Shale
May 7, 2011
This romantic comedy is roundly panned by the critics but enjoyed by two-thirds of audiences. You can go check the critics for all the story faults, one-sided characters etc. but it was a good piece of matinee fluff to get involved in.
The premise is sort of a stretch. Dex (Colin Egglesfield) and Rachel (Ginnifer Goodwin) meet in law school and become study partners and friends. They are out one night and just about to make intimate hand contact across the table when Darcy (Kate Hudson), Rachel's BFF drops by and sits with them. Darcy is outgoing and grabs what she wants while Rachel is more subdued and retreats and allows Darcy to take over the man she was getting feelings for.
Darcy Takes Dex
Now, Darcy and Dex are about to be married and as her lifelong best friend, Rachel is involved in the wedding prep. She hangs out with another mutual friend, Ethan (John Krasinski) who has this uncanny way of knowing what is going on with her and is quite protective.
With all the preparation centered on Darcy and the wedding the NY friends hang out together on weekends at The Hamptons.
Friends - Ethan, Rachel, Darcy & Dex
All are very close and in a slightly inebriated moment, Rachel lets Dex know that she had feelings for him in college. He did likewise but neither ever expressed it. The two of them end up in bed that night, so here is the conflict of the story.
Rachel and Dex should be the couple, not Darcy and Dex. But, how to solve this, as Darcy considers Rachel her sister. There seems to be no solution but in the meantime Rachel and Dex meet to find one.
Rachel & Dex Borrow Each Other
Complicating sub plots include Ethan's "best friend" relationship with Rachel and Dex's friend Marcus (Steve Howey), who is one of those asses you see coming from across the dance floor but can never duck out quick enuf.
Dex Introduces Marcus (The Caveman)
It is one of those rom/coms that solve all the issues by the end of the movie but subplots muddy how those issues resolve. The problem is complex, altho the characters are not, so you can't get too invested in their problem even tho you feel one exists. This would have made a better serious drama than a romantic comedy - but then I wouldn't have gone to see it.
Movie Blurb by Shale
May 7, 2011
This romantic comedy is roundly panned by the critics but enjoyed by two-thirds of audiences. You can go check the critics for all the story faults, one-sided characters etc. but it was a good piece of matinee fluff to get involved in.
The premise is sort of a stretch. Dex (Colin Egglesfield) and Rachel (Ginnifer Goodwin) meet in law school and become study partners and friends. They are out one night and just about to make intimate hand contact across the table when Darcy (Kate Hudson), Rachel's BFF drops by and sits with them. Darcy is outgoing and grabs what she wants while Rachel is more subdued and retreats and allows Darcy to take over the man she was getting feelings for.
Darcy Takes Dex
Now, Darcy and Dex are about to be married and as her lifelong best friend, Rachel is involved in the wedding prep. She hangs out with another mutual friend, Ethan (John Krasinski) who has this uncanny way of knowing what is going on with her and is quite protective.
With all the preparation centered on Darcy and the wedding the NY friends hang out together on weekends at The Hamptons.
Friends - Ethan, Rachel, Darcy & Dex
All are very close and in a slightly inebriated moment, Rachel lets Dex know that she had feelings for him in college. He did likewise but neither ever expressed it. The two of them end up in bed that night, so here is the conflict of the story.
Rachel and Dex should be the couple, not Darcy and Dex. But, how to solve this, as Darcy considers Rachel her sister. There seems to be no solution but in the meantime Rachel and Dex meet to find one.
Rachel & Dex Borrow Each Other
Complicating sub plots include Ethan's "best friend" relationship with Rachel and Dex's friend Marcus (Steve Howey), who is one of those asses you see coming from across the dance floor but can never duck out quick enuf.
Dex Introduces Marcus (The Caveman)
It is one of those rom/coms that solve all the issues by the end of the movie but subplots muddy how those issues resolve. The problem is complex, altho the characters are not, so you can't get too invested in their problem even tho you feel one exists. This would have made a better serious drama than a romantic comedy - but then I wouldn't have gone to see it.
Last edited by Shale on Mon May 09, 2011 12:38 pm; edited 1 time in total (Reason for editing : Fix Sumthin)
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