Something Borrowed - 1 frown

As a rule, I like rom-coms and am willing to suspend a lot of disbelief. But the characters have to be likable and the story halfway plausible. Unfortunately, with “Something Borrowed,” you have a big disappointing mess. First of all, who’s going to believe that Ginnifer Goodwin’s character, Rachel, is a plain Jane and Colin Egglesfield’s Dex, a handsome Tom Cruise look-alike, is the tongue-tied, wimpy hero? And why would Rachel consider Kate Hudson’s self-absorbed Darcy her best friend for so many years? John Kransinski’s Ethan, Rachel’s best friend, is the best thing about this awful movie. He doesn’t get the girl although he should and he’s not the leading man although he should be, but, at least, he gets some of the best lines. And speaking of the script, how can Rachel and Dex be likable characters when he’s having an affair with Rachel while he’s engaged to Darcy? And neither Rachel nor Dex wants to hurt Darcy by saying anything. Huh? Avoid this gruesome rom-com at all costs. 5/8/11