He's Just Not That Into You

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He's Just Not That Into You

Since I'd expected mainly "fluff", I was very pleasantly surprised to discover that this film was instead an unusually WELL-DONE ensemble piece. There's a bunch of periodically-intertwined stories of different people looking for, avoiding and trying to improve love in their lives, with unanticipated twists, turns and revelations along the way. GINNIFER GOODWIN plays a needy woman who naively believes the lines she's fed, and JUSTIN LONG tries to clue her in reality-wise. JENNIFER ANISTON & BEN AFFLECK play a long-term couple with problems. SCARLETT JOHANSSON flits in & out of the lives of numerous people including KEVIN CONNOLLY & BRADLEY COOPER. DREW BARRYMORE, JENNIFER CONNELLY, KRIS KRISTOFFERSON and others effectively add to the mix. As a friend commented, he'd expected this to be a chick flick, & instead it was an unexpectedly thought-provoking and telling commentary on life today, with characters who strongly reminded him of numerous people he HIMSELF knows. While a drama, it's got a good deal of inherent humor, fine acting, and you'll likely find it strongly enjoyable.

Gigi (Ginnifer Goodwin) is searching for her true love in the city of Baltimore. As she is set up by friends and co-workers, she often takes a shine to her dates but, frequently, the gentlemen involved never call her again. This could be, in part, because Gigi leaves phone and text messages for her dates to the point of scaring any caring men away. Meanwhile, a married twosome, Ben and Janine (Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Connelly) are restoring a lovely townhouse but having personal problems. This is compounded by the fact that hubby meets a yoga instructor-aspiring singer, Anna (Scarlett Johanssen) at a corner grocery and is smitten. Despite his protestations that he is married, the two meet again. Also in the "raven" city is a longtime-together couple, Beth (Jennifer Aniston) and Neil (Ben Affleck) who are at odds, too, for Beth longs for marriage and Neil, despite his love for his lady, doesn't care for formalities. Finally, bar manager Alex (Justin Long) cynically gives advice to Gigi about men, real estate salesman Conor (Kevin Connolly) pines for Anna and newspaper ad-lady Mary (Drew Barrymore) is trying to make a love connection for herself, too. Will these fine folks get their "hearts desires" when it comes to amour? This is a fine, fine romantic comedy with an edge often missing from the standard fare. Yes, the characters in this film are searching for happily ever after but learn that reality may fall a bit short, sometimes. The ensemble cast is truly wonderful, with all of the actors giving nice turns as the romance seekers. But, then, they all have great lines to deliver, as the script is loaded with truth, laughs, and pathos. One surprise is that the Baltimore setting is absolutely lovely, especially the fine old apartment buildings where the characters dwell and the beautiful coast. Seeing these venues might tempt someone to book their next mini-vacation in this fine old town. However, the costumes are a mixed-bag, with Johannsen appearing gorgeous beyond measure and Goodwin looking fine, too, but J. Connelly sporting clothes that stifle her great beauty. On the other hand, the film's snappy direction and fine production values are assets. The bottom line is that while the film will please romcom enthusiasts it will also entertain those who usually attend movies of this genre with reluctance. Most filmgoers will get "into" this one and take home that feelgood spirit.

Yes, they made 1001+ movies about what we could term "intimate dysfunctions"... ...And YES, they lost any originality, becoming exasperatingly boring, long ago... ...And YES, they keep doing them, because a huge layer of lower-middle-level audience still enjoys them. All these can make such an attempt to seem, at least, "honest". Where we depart honesty, treading onto the disreputable ground of veleitarianism, is the point when the shallow characters, the shaky story and the doubtful humor start to fancy themselves (much) more than they (unfortunately) are. In his case, the ill parts from the script. Unable to create anything original in the ingrate realm of the SexAndTheCity-ism, the authors forced themselves to become original no matter what, putting together the lousy story as if it was a springy and user-friendly tome of the inept genre "How to (bla-bla) in Ten Short Steps". Well, since the story wasn't really there, this brave attempt only put the cherry on the cake of a disjointed, hard to follow and ultimately BORING movie. What it did have (and yes, it did have!) got were about two dozens of funny puns, painfully extracting as many "Hah!"s from those spectators that weren't sleeping already. But, as my colleague Dana Duma said, we should give to the Caesar what belongs to the Caesar: "A movie that lets you sleep in peace can't be 100% bad!"

I have never seen a movie more blatantly depict gender stereotypes; and am outraged that these women (Johanson, Berrymore, etc.) could play such demeaning roles when in "real life" they are supposed to be so strong and independent. The only way that the producers could afford such a sparkling cast was because of all the product placements. I felt like I was watching a commercial…American Sprits and Marlboro cigarettes, Petron??? The women did not have any other interests besides men. Is this the way that I am supposed to be, am I supposed to wait by the phone for a man to call me. I guess the only way for me to find true happiness is to have a boyfriend. Apparently there is only one kind of gay man: Flamboyant and Feminine, but gay relationships are totally different from straight relationships??? This movie was just upsetting,I feel like cinema has regressed by 50 years in terms of women having power/intelligence.

SPOILERS! Lousy movie. Pathetic loser Gigi (Gennifer Goodwin) takes dating advice from know it all Alex (Justin Long). Mary (Drew Barrymore) is having trouble finding ANY man! Conor (Kevin Connolly) is having the same trouble finding a woman. Married Ben (Bradley Cooper) to Janinie (Jennifer Connolly) falls into an affair with single Anna (Scarlett Johansson). AND Neil (Ben Affleck) and Beth (Jennifer Aniston) have been living together for 7 years. He's faithful to her--but she starts realizing she may need a commitment. Got all that? I was dying to see this movie! I love chick flicks and the cast of this had me excited. I thought with all these great actors how can it be bad? Well--I found out! The script is lousy--full of lines that real people would never utter. People in my audience were laughing at the serious parts! A few people walked out! Every single character in this is unlikable--there's not ONE character you could identify with. Gigi especially was incredibly annoying. Also all the stories are utterly predictable leading to outcomes that had the audience groaning and laughing. You would think with the cast the acting would be good. WRONG! Aniston and Johansson are easily the worst actors in this. The best were Cooper, Barrymore and Long. The rest were in the middle. Worst of all is its portrayal of women. They'll all needy, clinging, stupid, obnoxious and basically brain-dead idiots. The men don't come off much better. They all come of as being terrified of commitments, cheaters and liars. Badly acted, horribly written and downright insulting chick flick. I give it a 1.

I helped my son take his mother to see this tedious movie. On the way out the door he said that he would not be taking her to the movies for her birthday again. He may be a child, but he can smell a mess as well as any adult. Even she, the First Fan of Chick Flicks, apologized for it and thanked him for hanging in there until the end. I really like a good story, whether it is aimed at me or not, when it gets me bonded to the people in it. However, I found it difficult to connect with any of the characters in this show because it was like the first day at a new job: Within forty minutes I met fifty people. At the end of two hours I could barely remember any of them. The ones who made the deepest impression were those with the best quips. And those were not among the (fourteen!) main characters. Call me slow witted and possessed of a short attention span, but it might have been good to limit the number of primary folks to six or so, or to keep them all geographically close, or both. That way, I could have focused my attention a lot better. The long and short of it is that there are plenty of faces I have enjoyed watching in the past (particularly Ginnifer Goodwin) and will enjoy watching again, just not this time. Also, Jennifer Connelly, please eat something.

After seeing the trailers you get a feel for what sort of a movie this is going to be. And the movie is exactly that - Nice romantic comedy. I usually prefer to watch such movies only in TV or DVD but gave this a try simply for the star cast - Scarlett, Jennifer Anniston and Connelly, Drew Barrymore, Ben Affleck, Justin Long etc..But the person who stole the show was Ginnifer Goodwin. She had a bubbly enthusiasm about her character which made you root for her till the end. Connelly's role looked very similar to her role in "Little Children" Scarlet was OK. Barrymore's role was minuscule but her pun about technology was humorous. And Anniston is finally looking her age :-( The movie was just the right length. Mildly funny but mostly romantic. All in all an excellent pop corn movie.

I didn't have high expectations for this movie. I never read the book HJNTIY (seemed pretty self explanatory by the title alone) and I wasn't really sure how it could be made into a film, but I'll say I thoroughly enjoyed myself. That being said, this is a CHICK FLICK--not a date movie. So don't be surprised by all the negative reviews written by guys--of course they can't stand it, and I definitely wouldn't try dragging your boyfriend to go see it for Valentine's Day...this is a movie you want to see with the girls. I wasn't that interested in seeing it, but I was talked into it and it was the perfect 2 hour distraction. The cast is fun to watch--Jennifer Anniston, Ginnifer Goodwin, and Jennifer Connelly are delightful on screen together, and I even take back all the bad things I've said about Ben Affleck--I thought he was a perfect fit for this movie. It's also a very funny movie--I'm one of those people who love going to a packed theater where everyone laughs on cue and claps at the end, and this was one of those experiences. Some of the lines are priceless, and a couple of the funniest scenes in the movie involve "street interviews" à la Sex and the City Season 1. It's just an easy, fun, entertaining film--just relax and enjoy yourself, and don't try to hold this movie to a standard that it wasn't designed to meet. I'd go see it in a packed theater if you can, otherwise wait for the DVD and have a girls' night in!