sara2520 I understand the hatred for this movie by both sexes, but I love this movie. It's one of my favorite romantic comedies of all time. Emily Griffin, the author and screenwriter of this movie, bravely tackled areas in her stories that others don't and I enjoy many of her stories and the universe she created where all the characters are connected somehow and you can see the progression of the characters in different stories. Most of the hatred from this movie comes from the Darcies of the world whether you're male or female. Yes, Darcy, the best friend,did knowingly take Dex, the object of desire, from Rachel six years ago, but most of the audience is on the side of Darcy. Because even though Darcy was obnoxious, Rachel broke the girl code by sleeping with her best friend's man and in a way taking him back from Darcy six years later. The majority of the viewers dislike the characters of Rachel and Dex because Rachel betrayed her best friend and Dex cheated on his fiancée with her best friend. These are two things frowned upon in our society. And then add more dislike if you had this happened to you in real life. This movie draws you in and depending on what side you're on whether you relate to Rachel or Darcy determines whether you like this movie are not. I never had the close female friendship like Darcy and Rachel had in the movie. Most of the girls I befriended or try to always stabbed me in the back or took advantage of me like a Darcy. So I relate more to Rachel's character and even though Darcy played wonderfully by Kate Hudson was so much fun, I rooted for Rachel like Ethan ( John Krasinski) did. Ethan was a combination of two characters from the book and represented more of the audience's viewpoint about the relationship of Darcy, Rachel, and Dex and helped move the plot forward since both Dex and Rachel acted passive aggressive about their predicament. Every Rachel needs an Ethan in her life for motivation to move forward.The movie was well done and very much like the book since it was written by the author with only a few alterations, which is why I took a point off. The editing and music were amazing. The casting was perfect and looked and acted just like the characters of the book. Kate is the perfect Darcy along with Ginnifer as Rachel, Colin as Dex, and John as Ethan. I loved the locations. New York and the Hamptons became characters of the story too. I loved this movie so much and watch it on repeat. The only things I didn't like was coming towards the end when Ethan declared his love for Rachel. It wasn't in the book, came out of left field, and made absolutely no sense. It weakened a perfect character. The other part was the ending when Darcy turns and smiles at Rachel like all is forgiven. Another part that weakened a nearly perfect movie. Darcy doesn't forgive Rachel until the second book Something Blue. I'm disappointed that since this movie has received so much hate and six years have passed, the second movie is unlikely to happened. The actors are now in the forties and all were on board for a second movie years ago, but the critics trashed the movie. I actually like Something Blue as much as I like Something Borrowed. Something Blue would have been about the redemption of Darcy's character and her and Ethan getting together which is why the final scene is of Darcy running after Ethan in London. Yet, I loved this movie, loved the friendship between Darcy and Rachel. I have so many favorite scenes in this movie but one of my favorites was the Salt and Pepper dance scene when they did all the popular hip hop dances. A coworker was the one who introduced me to this movie and paused the movie to break down the name of each dance step. Anyway, I enjoyed this movie. If you're a Rachel of the world who sits back and let someone else take everything away from you, you''ll like this movie. If you are a Darcy and hate when someone breaks the girl or bro code, have been cheated on or betrayed by your close friend, you're going to hate this movie and it will make you mad.

Davis P This is one of the most disappointing romantic comedies I have ever seen, if not THE most. I thought maybe it would at least be half decent since it featured some of my favorite actors: Kate Hudson, Ginnifer Goodwin, and John Kransinski (Jim from the office). The script is WOEFULLY underwhelming. The writing is not only cliché, but it's also dull and it just seems to me like they didn't put any effort at all into writing good dialogue for this film. The characters are just cardboard cut out romantic comedy stereotypes. It's pretty hard to care about what happens to them too because either they are far too dull and underdeveloped or they're just bad people lol. Cheating with your best friends boyfriend is the main theme of the movie. That could be an interesting set up for a movie, especially if you intertwine some emotional/sentimental value between the two friends. This movie doesn't do anything like that. Absolutely nothing about Something Borrowed is interesting, fun, entertaining, or even the least bit humorous. 1/10 for this very poor romantic comedy. There are oh so many more romantic comedies out there to watch that are so much better.

Mario Bosanac I am not one for romantic dramas but this one was eye-catching. The reason I don't see romantic dramas often is because it tends to ALWAYS be the same story over and over again: Girl/guy finds the other. they fall for each other, blah blah blah. There's no depth, there's no hook.This one has a hook. So much of a hook I feel this is on a borderline between a romantic drama and a self-discovery. It's more of self discovery from Rachel's point of view. At the root of it, she's discovering not who her heart belongs to, but finding her voice. She's finding her voice in what she needs to be happy, in this case, that's not only love but how she wants her life run (which is not by Darcy). One aesthetic of this film stood out to me: Editing: Non-linear storytelling. The flashbacks are done in a smooth way. They are all started from Rachel's point of view pin-pointing on a object that reminds her of a specific memory between her and Dex. The non-linear storytelling serves as a dive into Rachel's emotions.I felt the characters' depth well well executed. One thing I found interesting about the other reviews for this movie is that people rate it low because people didn't like the personality of the characters. Just because a person is the main character doesn't mean they have to be perfect. Rachel like Darcy like Dax are not perfect. I really enjoyed Darcy: She's this woman who has gotten EVERYTHING she wanted and not very smart, yet she is very persuasive. I feel the reason Rachel stays linked to her is that Darcy is a rep of what Rachel wants her life to be. Dax is a bittersweet character. He's follows his heart but is a wimp in the process. The twist with Ethan was great! I was expecting that because I've seen the youtube video, but It was still nice to see. All in all, I enjoyed it and would definitely watch it again.

askJarv The characters may lack depth (workaholic who misses the guy she likes really liking her, a well intentioned but cheating man, the 2D "surfer dude", etc) and the plot predictable, but the presentation is refined rom-com material and is delivered nicely. I'm maybe getting older, but it's nice to see the settling down couple contrasted against the worried loner in middle age (maybe that's because it's familiar!) and I guess other (teen rom-com) movies explore this theme often enough too, but little is said of these people's lives except the romantic journey they're caught up on - unfortunately this results in two dimensional characters that exchange advice like it's going out of fashion.It won't break your heart or show you something new, but it's a refreshing, enjoyable movie.