Colin Egglesfield

Something Borrowed presents the kinds of conundrums and moral dilemmas that we've seen on screen a million times before: what do you do when you have the hots for someone who doesn't want you in return? Or what if he does return your feelings, but he's already spoken for? These issues may exist beyond teenage years, but Something Borrowed is so fluffy that the film is more like an extra long episode of Gossip Girl than a realistic portrayal of love and friendship.

At the epicenter of the tangled web is mousy lawyer Rachel (Ginnifer Goodwin), who's spent her life loyally playing second fiddle to her outgoing, obnoxious-but-hot-so-she's-forgiven best friend Darcy (Kate Hudson). Rachel's self-esteem is at an all-time low on her 30th birthday, and after a few drinks she inadvertently admits to Darcy's fiancé Dex (Colin Egglesfield) that she had a crush on him during their law school days together. They end up in the sack, thus inciting a Summer of longing glances across the room, weekend rendezvous, and a whole lot of secret keeping. Though there are plenty of jokes along the way, ultimately there's no way to make light of the fact that we're supposed to be rooting for a relationship dripping with betrayal.

To see why Something Borrowed falls flat, just keep reading.

Tom Cruise look-alike Colin Egglefield is on his way to becoming a household name thanks to his role in Something Borrowed (out today), but he's a familiar face to fans of Melrose Place and All My Children. Before the 38-year-old landed a part in the high-profile rom-com, he played one particularly bizarre character on AMC: Erica Kane's aborted fetus. Oh, yes.

In 1973, right after abortion had been legalized in America, the soap opera broke ground when star Erica Kane had an abortion. As a rising model, Erica decided a baby would end her career. The story line was extremely bold and relatable even by today's standards, considering TV shows and movies still avoid portraying women exercising their right to choose, but it took an insanely unrealistic turn three decades later.

In 2005, Erica discovered that a well-known fertility doctor performed her 1973 abortion, but then he implanted her aborted embryo into his own wife using, of course, a revolutionary procedure. Not surprisingly this embryo, now grown man Josh Madden, found his way back to Pine Valley. The gimmicky rewrite upset fans who appreciated the daring portrayal of abortion 30 years before.

From 2005 to 2009, Colin embodied the controversial character Josh Madden. His take on the role? "It's kind of funny because when people ask me who I am on the show, I like to say, 'I'm the abortion of Erica Kane.' Or, technically, I think it's a 'transportion.'" Now you're getting technical?

Emily Giffin's chick-lit novel Something Borrowed pretty much reads exactly like a screenplay for a romantic comedy, so it's no surprise that the first trailer for the film looks like a fairly loyal adaptation. Ginnifer Goodwin and Kate Hudson star as Rachel and Darcy, a pair of childhood best friends that couldn't be more opposite (Rachel's the mousy, nice girl, Darcy is the beautiful bitch). Their friendship gets mucked up when Rachel realizes her feelings for Darcy's dreamy fiancé Dex (Colin Egglesfield, from the Melrose Place reboot), and sleeps with him ahead of her best friend's wedding. Uh-oh.

Some fans of the book were displeased with how the film was cast, but I think the trailer may alleviate some of the doubt. Kate Hudson has no trouble at all playing the snobby mean girl (she's basically reprising her Bride Wars role), while Egglesfield is actually a breath of fresh air among his fellow famous faces. I'm most happy to see that John Krasinski's character Ethan has been beefed up for the movie and that he'll take on a lot of the comic relief here — a la his role in It's Complicated.

The trailer looks cookie-cutter to say the very least, but it's also got some promise (mostly because of the guys). Watch it for yourself and weigh in when you read more