Something Borrowed (2011)
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Two best friends find their friendship tested when one's fiancé and the other's secret past collide.
The story
The free-spirited Darcy throws her friend Rachel a surprise 30th birthday party in New York City. Rachel is a single attorney, while Darcy is engaged to a man named Dex. During the celebration, a series of events leads to a drunken night where Rachel and Dex end up together. As the wedding plans progress, the complicated history between the two friends and the secrets they keep regarding their feelings for Dex and their personal lives begin to surface, creating tension as the wedding date approaches.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
After a drunken night together, Rachel and Dex's relationship becomes complicated as Darcy's wedding nears. Flashbacks reveal they were close in law school, but Darcy's constant presence often disrupted their dynamic. In the present, Rachel hides her feelings while Darcy's friend Ethan becomes frustrated by her lack of honesty. As the wedding approaches, Dex's parents pressure him to stay committed to Darcy. During a trip to the Hamptons, Rachel asks Dex to call off the wedding, but he refuses. A week before the wedding, Rachel visits Ethan in London, where he confesses his love for her. She eventually returns to New York and finds Dex on her doorstep; he has called off the wedding. However, Darcy arrives and discovers both have been cheating. She finds out Rachel is pregnant with Marcus's child. After a heated confrontation where Darcy storms out, the two women encounter each other months later. Darcy claims to be happy with her pregnancy, and Rachel eventually joins Dex, who is waiting for her.
- First release year
- 2011
- Runtime (minutes)
- 112
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Luke Greenfield
- Writers
- Jennie Snyder Urman · screenplay
- Cast and characters
- Ginnifer Goodwin · Rachel White; Kate Hudson · Darcy Rhone; Peyton List · Young Darcy Rhone; Colin Egglesfield · Dexter "Dex" Thaler III; John Krasinski · Ethan; Steve Howey · Marcus; Ashley Williams · Claire; Geoff Pierson · Dexter Thaler Sr.; Jill Eikenberry · Bridget Thaler
- Genres
- romantic comedy
- Themes
- friendship; infidelity; hidden feelings
- Tone and mood
- romantic; comedic
- Setting
- New York City and the Hamptons.
- Premise and plot tags
- romance; comedy; friendship
- Source material / true-story basis
- Emily Giffin's 2005 novel
- Reception
- The film received negative reviews from critics.
- Reported review scores
- Rotten Tomatoes · score: 15% · scale: percentage · review count: 117; Rotten Tomatoes · score: 4.00/10 · scale: 10; Metacritic · score: 36 · scale: 100 · review count: 30; CinemaScore · score: B · scale: A+ to F
- Production trivia
- The film was based on a novel of the same name by Emily Giffin.; A sequel titled Something Blue was confirmed by the author in 2014.
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