Rated PG-13 for sexual content including dialogue, and some drug material.
Starring Kate Hudson, John Krasinski and Ginnifer Goodwin
Directed by Luke Greenfield (The Girl Next Door and The Animal)
Something Borrowed is a fun date night movie.
Rachel (Ginnifer Goodwin) is a talented attorney at a top New York law firm, a generous and loyal friend and, unhappily, still single…as her engaged best friend Darcy (Kate Hudson) is constantly reminding her. But after one drink too many at her 30th birthday party, perpetual good girl Rachel unexpectedly ends up in bed with the guy she’s had a crush on since law school, Dex (Colin Egglesfield), who just happens to be Darcy’s fiancé. When Rachel and Darcy’s lifelong friendship collides with true love, it leads to unexpected complications and potentially explosive romantic revelations. Meanwhile, Ethan (John Krasinski), who has been Rachel’s constant confidante and sometimes conscience, has been harboring a secret of his own, and Marcus (Steve Howey), an irrepressible womanizer, can’t keep his mind out of the gutter or his hands off any girl within reach.
My wife and I really enjoyed this one. Let’s look at some of the things we enjoyed. First was the cast and Kate Hudson was so great at being obnoxious. You will either laugh at her crazy antics or you will be thoroughly irritated with her the entire time. Then there is John Krasinski, who could have been called Jim, because he has the same “good-guy” persona as his Office character. And as far as the lead, Ginnifer Goodwin is sweet, funny and very likeable.
The story is a typical romantic comedy story. Girl has a crush of boy who is about to marry her best friend. Yeah it’s that simple. But they have fun with it and if you don’t take it too seriously you will too. The biggest issue here is how casually sex is treated. It’s not new, but it is an issue.
There are a lot of laughs and a few tears (no I didn’t cry), but once again the message of sex hurt the score. I can’t go “Worth Buying,” so I’ll give it a “Theater Worthy.”
SHOULD KIDS SEE IT?
Obviously the themes of this film are intended for adult audiences. I would let younger viewers skip this one.
Conversation Starter
Three Simple Questions (with Answers You May Be Looking for):
Q: What’s the message/theme of this movie?
A: Throughout the film, the characters wrestle with love and friendship, betrayal and loyalty.
Q: How do you suppose we—as serious Christ-followers—should react to this movie?
A: How did you see the characters respond to these difficult decisions? How would you have responded?
As I watched the film I kept thinking, I definitely would not like to be treated like that person. And that made me think about what we call the Golden Rule.
In Matthew 7:12 Jesus tells us how we should treat the people in our lives. He says, “Do to others whatever you would like them to do to you. This is the essence of all that is taught in the law and the prophets.”
Discuss how your life would look if you lived out Matthew 7:12. Discuss how the world would look if EVERYONE lived out Matthew 7:12.
Q: How can we move from healthy, Bible-based opinions about this movie to actually living out those opinions?
A: So how do we live out The Golden Rule?
What are some practical things we can do this week to treat others like we would like to be treated?
