Something Old, Something New?

Today I saw the film, Something Borrowed, with my sister.  Now, I don't want this to turn into a blog to review movies (which it probably won't because I don't nearly go to the movies often enough), but there are a few things I'd like to say about this one.  I haven't read the book, and honestly I don't plan on it after seeing the movie-- it was good, but not great-- unless someone would like to convince me otherwise.  If you haven't seen the movie and plan on it, or want to read the book, and don't want spoilers, stop reading.  If you've already seen/read it or don't care about spoilers, read on, my friend.

First things first, I love John Krasinski.  As an avid fan of the television show, The Office, one of the main reasons I wanted to see this movie was because he's in it, and he did not disappoint.  I loved his character, Ethan, and he provided great comic relief.  I have one main complaint about this movie, though.  I thought Rachel and Ethan should have ended up together.  My sister didn't agree with me on this.  She said that the entire point of the movie was so Rachel and Dex would end up together, and I get that, but just because that was the point of it, doesn't mean it was the right decision.  I have a few reasons as to why I thought this:

1. Ethan was the only character that didn't irritate me.  Darcy was just this...annoying party girl who got whatever she wanted-- the type of girl that I don't particularly like.  Rachel and Dex were just stupid.  I know that Rachel's supposed to be the protagonist, but she could have at least told Darcy what was going on.  That might have made me feel a bit more sympathetic towards her.  Dex was being a douche for cheating on his fiance, I don't care if he's liked her since law school.  Ethan seemed to be the only one with his head screwed on straight.  He was the only one who thought it was the right thing to do to tell Darcy, or to make Dex decide.  And the fact that he was a writer and his character was played by John Krasinski were just extra things that made me like him more.
2. Ethan was the only one who seemed to really care about Rachel.  He told her to stop being a pushover and to stop letting Darcy get whatever she wanted and to make Dex decide.  He wanted her to do something for herself for once.  He wanted her to be happy.  I'm sure Dex cared about her too, but he did a pretty lousy job of showing it.  Rachel and Darcy were best friends, but Darcy didn't always act like it.  She seemed to not care about what Rachel said half the time, and it was like she just hung out with her due to an obligation.
3. My final reason is because Ethan is Rachel's best friend.  The person one ends up marrying should be a best friend: someone to trust completely and who cares about you and helps you.  Also, I always seem to be one to fall for her best friend, and it sucks, so whenever I see movies or read books, I'm always rooting for the best friend.

If you want to see this movie, I wouldn't discourage it.  It was good.  Just not amazing, and let's face it, there aren't too many amazing romantic comedies nowadays.  If you're not a fan of romantic comedies, or movies in general, I promise this will be my last post about a movie, perhaps until Deathly Hallows part 2 comes out (which, by the way, I saw the trailer for on the big screen for the first time and squealed!).

Books read: 12

Disneyland trips: 6

Current song: none