As the first movie I’ve seen that appeared on my Summer Blockbuster Preview, I had high hopes for Something Borrowed. Yes, it was in my “I’ll actually see that” category, implying that I’m not part of the target demographic, but still, it was mentioned. Unfortunately, the characters in the movie are as unsympathetic as any, falling just short of criminals and animated villains. Even though Ginnifer Goodwin and company aren’t quite Scar from The Lion King, they are pretty annoying and frustrating. The gist of the story is that Goodwin’s character accidently sets up her law school study partner, and dream man, (Colin Egglesfield) with her best friend (Kate Hudson) and now years later they two getting married. But when the two former classmates discover they share feelings for each other, the engagement is called into question. In the meantime, John Krasinski plays a childhood friend of Goodwin’s who is not really important to the plot, but very important to making the movie bearable.
It must be said that he plays a slightly more ambitious version of his character from The Office, but the reason that’s okay is because it’s apparent that much of the real life Krasinski makes its way into these characters. That’s why his acting never seems forced. But the big question here is: what is the point of this movie? The audience rarely feels good about the events on the screen. It’s a nice romance that is constantly shrouded with frustration and disgust. There is even a point where I thought that the only happy ending would be if everyone ended up alone.
Something Borrowed is not a “bad movie” by the usual sense of the term. In the opening scenes there are some shots that are pretty unconventional for a rom-com. And there is a bit of development for Goodwin’s character, who is the film’s main focus. Call me old fashioned but I would like some of these people whose fictional lives I’m following for two hours to make some right decisions. (7.0 out of 10)
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