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It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.

Good concept, poorly executed.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

There is absolutely nothing original about this film. I suppose that is not too great a criticism in this day and age or for the romantic comedy genre past the 1990's in general. The only thing about this movie that makes it even a little interesting to watch, I think, were the main characters, played by Kate Hudson, Ginnifer Goodwin, and Colin Egglesfield. And that's not as much a comment on the way the characters were written or developed, because the writing is not particularly amazing, but rather a comment on the "acting talents" of these individuals, or more frankly, because they are nice to look at.They are all decent actors by my book. Goodwin and Egglesfield are better known for their roles on TV - Snow White on "Once Upon a Time" and Evan Parks on "The Client List", respectively. Kate Hudson, a gem from films such as "Almost Famous", is the best thing about this movie, but that is not saying too much. The story is blah. Goodwin and Egglesfield are the two with the chemistry and so, perhaps, that is why we are swayed to root for them, despite the fact that Egglesfield and Hudson are engaged to be married. Each character is immoral in an annoying, hypocritical way - not a sort of antihero or revenge- seeking way. Boy, this review is getting to be as bad as the film. Anyway, there is not much in the characters or the plot that inspires audience sympathy or interest. There is one thing that especially bothered me about the film - and that's how the parents of Dex (Egglesfield, may as well use the characters' names) disapprove of Rachel (Goodwin), yet approve of Darcy (Kate Hudson), when Rachel is an upper-class lawyer just like Dex and Darcy the wild party-girl. That being said, I wasn't exactly on Rachel's side, or anyone's side for that matter. If I'm being honest, the best course of action would have been if Rachel and someone else were to run off together leaving Dex alone, because why should a two-timer who strings women along get to have the happy ending?

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.

This must be one of the most old-fashioned and conservative films I have ever seen. A couple of well-set friends lie to each others for one and a half hours until the leading lady gets her unattractive object of desire at last. That may say something about the stratum the story plays in, but as a film it's a disaster. Fought hard against falling asleep. The problem with the "mistakes" everybody, except for the gay friend of Rachel, is constantly making in the film, is that they are so bloody obvious. And not only that: Ethan, who mysteriously falls in love with Rachel, although he is gay, constantly tells her, what she's doing wrong, to no effect. So when the audience is already biting their lips, Rachel still acts like an idiot over and over again. This is simply unbearable.

This was a fun chick flick in my opinion, lots of morals involved here and a situation that occurs much more frequently then some people would like to hear. I don't condone cheating but sometimes you have to go where your heart is and in this movie Rachel was merely reclaiming what was hers in the first place. Her BFF didn't really love him anyway and was also sleeping behind his back so I have no sympathy for her whatsoever. In reality Rachel wouldn't have let a hot guy like that go so easily to her BFF. One negative is that if you're going to portray someone as being less attractive than the other girl at least choose an actress that isn't just as pretty as the other. I enjoyed the comedy aspect of the movie too, JK is extremely funny.