PLEASE READ ME! This is a great adult rom/com. If you are not mature enough to understand this movie then you will probably give it a bad review which a lot of you have. The break down is Darcy: "borrowed" the love of Rachel's life one night while Rachel was on a date with him (Dex) in college, Dex: thought Rachel wasn't interested & that she had set him up with Darcy, Rachel: the weak, no voice, never stand up to Darcy, best friend that she was walked away that night because she ALWAYS let Darcy win... Darcy was SUPPOSED TO BE the best friend, she knew Rachel had feelings for him, she knew they were on date, but did she care no, not at all, & that had been the story of their friendship since day 1. The day of Rachel's birthday she was blowing up Rachel's phone at 7:30am because she needed something and when she no longer needed her she hung up promising she would call her right back but did she? No, Dex called at 9:30pm & Darcy took the phone, he even had to remind her to tell Rachel happy birthday... So to those of you saying Rachel "stole" her best friends fiancé, you are just too immature to see the bigger moral picture of the story. Rachel finally stood up for herself & took what was hers to begin with, Dex. I absolutely LOVE this movie. I watch it at least once a month. I am planning on reading the books & I can't wait for part 2 to come out Something Blue, where Darcy ends up with....ETHAN!!!

This was a thoughtful evocative movie. I thought it was psychologically correct - there are people like Darcy (narcissistic, selfish and fragile) and also people who, like Rachel, put others' needs before their own. Both characters appear to be protecting their fragile egos, the only way they know how. Their methods differ but they seem to need each other. Rachel's realization that she needed to 'step up' and say, and do, what she wanted showed growth and maturity. I note that many reviewers highlight the 'unpunished' infidelity as a reason to dislike the movie. In my humble opinion I thought that this is what made it more realistic. Realism, however, is not what makes a great movie. It is more likely the ability to identify with the characters and whether they effectively tell our stories. Nonetheless, when the movie is very realistic it may evoke a defensive reaction in the viewer. This movie appeared to have that ability given some of the reviews I have read. Darcy had been unfaithful to Rachel for many years by pursuing her suitors. Rachel was unfaithful to herself and then to her friend Darcy by having sex with Dex, Darcy's fiancé. Dex was unfaithful to Darcy and to Rachel. Ethan was the only faithful, truthful character...and he ended up alone. Yeah, it's not moralistic this film. It presents us as we truly are...complicated, flawed, vulnerable. I'm going to watch it again.

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.

SPOILERS!! This is hands down the worst romcom. A total lack of redemption and spine from any character, and a horrendous plot if there is one and if ever there was one. At one point, that I air-slapped one of the leads. Kate Hudson and Ginnifer Goodwin should move on from this genre. But I guess in Hollywood, if you are a hot blonde, you are doomed to always play the rich, dumb, partying, skimpily-clad blonde,and if you are Ginnifer Goodwin, well, you are basically typecast as Ginnifer Goodwin. All the actors did a good job, but when the plot is so terrible, no amount of good acting will help and this movie proves it. Rachel (Goodwin) and Darcy (Hudson) are best friends from childhood. Rachel is the smart, plain-looking, yet pretty-in-a-way brunette, Darcy, the above-described blonde, Dex (Egglesfield) is the handsome, rich lawyer, and Ethan (Krasinski) the only sensible one in this mess. So, Rachel and Dex really like each other all through law school, but Rachel has a pathologic need to hand over the good things in her life to her best friend, because she thinks she doesn't deserve them, despite obvious evidence to the contrary. In reaction to that, Dex doesn't ask her out either. On her thirtieth birthday, Darcy, who by now is engaged to Dex, throws a huge party for her, after which she gets drunk and ends up sleeping with Dex. This is where the movie starts to fall apart. Rachel and Dex start to meet secretively and realise that they have always loved each other and are meant to be together, but they'd rather sneak around behind Darcy's back and spend romantic nights, than own up and deal with the consequences. Instead, Dex is house-hunting with Darcy and upon seeing him with Darcy, Rachel tries to make him jealous by sleaze-dancing with his friend, Marcus. Dex hasn't an iota of courage to come clean to Darcy and instead, when his father warns him to forget Rachel, he stares blankly instead of standing up for himself and the woman he loves. To make matters worse, Darcy confesses to Rachel that she cheated on Dex with Marcus and when she asks Rachel if she should still marry Dex, despite everything, Rachel gives the thumbs-up. Ethan (Krasinksi) figures out what's going on, but he loves Rachel, and wants the best for her and keeps telling her to do the right thing, in vain. When he gets sick of the charade, he even tries to make things right, but Rachel breaks his nose before he can say a word. Way to go! Finally, after what seems like eons, Rachel does admit her feelings to Dex, and Dex, being the coward that he is, chickens out. Rachel gets upset and goes to London to where Ethan has relocated by now (probably to escape this madness and keep his body intact, I don't blame him). Ethan tells her that he loves her, that unlike with Dex, she is his first choice. Rachel gives an awwww-but-I-don't-love-you type expression and of course, Ethan "understands". Rachel returns to New York City, because after all, her best friend needs her at her wedding. Never mind, the fact that she slept with said BFF's fiancée and stabbed her in the back, but who cares, right? When she gets back, Dex is waiting for her, he has called off the wedding and they run into each other's arms. Darcy then shows up at her place and tells her that she is pregnant with Marcus' baby and despite the spineless Dex hiding from her in the kitchen, she finds his jacket and understands the truth. She is mad at them and shouts, 'I hate you!' to Rachel and leaves. Two months later, Dex and Rachel are together and Rachel meets Darcy on the street, who tells her she is happy, patting her baby bump. She is better off without these toxic people in her life. She eventually ends up in London and is last seen chasing after Ethan, who can't seem to catch a break from this craziness and is seen running away from her. The writers made Darcy cheat on Dex only so that she'd seem worse and they could redeem the lead pair. The worst part is, when Darcy first meets Dex at a bar where he is with Rachel, she proposes that he ask Rachel out to which Rachel says no and that they are just friends. Only then does Darcy make her move on him. Even after Dex follows her out and asks if she is okay with him dating her friend, she acts as though she is fine with it, though she clearly has tears in her eyes and every fricking pore in her body is screaming no. Rachel is the worst excuse for a friend, Dex, for a man and a fiancée. Darcy is made evil just to end this never-ending crapfest. The one star is for the line when Ethan says to Rachel, 'You and Dex deserve each other, he won't leave his fiancée to be with you and you don't have the nerve to ask for what you want.' To think that the makers want to make a sequel! Shelve it already!