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Advantages: It has a good cast... Disadvantages: who are completely wasted on the paper-thin writing and poor direction.
Gigi is a single girl looking for love, who obsesses over every guy she dates, tearing herself apart when they don’t call. Meanwhile Alex tells her to stop sitting by the phone. Beth wants commitment from her long-term boyfriend Neil, but he’s happy with their unmarried life. Janine isn’t sure she can trust her husband Ben, who definitely can’t trust himself around Anna. Anna can’t decide between him and her reliable old standby Conor, who can’t ... ...Mary who is surrounded by supportive guys who all happen to be gay…
Director Ken Kwapis always comes a cropper by ladling on sentiment, as he did in “Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants”. He does the same here where he focuses solely on the failing romances of the characters without bothering to develop the people beyond stereotypes. He doesn’t seem to understand that you have to get to know the players to care about them. That some of ... more
Gigi is a single girl looking for love, who obsesses over every guy she dates, tearing herself apart when they don’t call. Meanwhile Alex tells her to stop sitting by the phone. Beth wants commitment from her long-term boyfriend Neil, but he’s happy with their unmarried life. Janine isn’t sure she can trust her husband Ben, who definitely can’t trust himself around Anna. Anna can’t decide between him and her reliable old standby Conor, who can’t cope with the fact he can’t have her. Then there’s Mary who is surrounded by supportive guys who all happen to be gay…
Director Ken Kwapis always comes a cropper by ladling on sentiment, as he did in “Sisterhood of the Travelling Pants”. He does the same here where he focuses solely on the failing romances of the characters without bothering to develop the people beyond stereotypes. He doesn’t seem to understand that you have to get to know the players to care about them. That some of them are likeable at all is down to the actors. Matters aren’t helped by the white-on-black inter-titles that underline the issue a particular segment of the film is referring to. Not only does it upset the pacing by stopping the story dead, but it also underestimates the intelligence of the audience. The film is made even more episodic by little vox pops of “real people” (i.e. actors that aren’t well known) giving their opinions on different aspects of dating. It’s the only stroke of innovation in an otherwise generic romantic comedy. It looks bright and shiny thanks to the slick visuals, but you get the sense there’s nothing going on beneath the sheen and that the characters don’t have a life outside the film.
Where the director does really well is in showing the crushing embarrassment of certain situations, whether it’s being turned down flat by someone you make a move on or being set up with someone unsuitable at a wedding. But Kwapis hasn’t quite got the hang of the ensemble film – the transitions between different individuals or groups are graceless, making the interconnections feel contrived rather than natural. Despite the many plot strands you can tell where all the stories are going and there are no surprises come the finale. But even after the ends have been tied, the director feels the need to do a montage of video diary snippets of the main characters in an in-credits epilogue that is neither edifying nor necessary. This just adds to the lengthy running time of a-hundred-and-twenty-nine minutes, without bringing any new ideas to the genre.
Considering the screenplay by Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein is based on a best-selling self-help book by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo, it’s perhaps unsurprising that there is a dearth of meaningful narrative. It’s basically about a lot of people dithering when it comes to relationships. The fact that it has an intermittent narrative from Gigi only underlines the absence of plot. It’s one of those devices that is the last resort of the filmmaker who realises their product doesn’t make sense without it.
There are too many characters and the way their relationships are interconnected is clunky. Could so many people in such a small group all be having romantic worries at the same time? The problem with having this many central players is that there isn’t enough time to develop any of them beyond neurotic stereotypes, who all want what they don’t have. The women are all defined by their attitudes to and relationships with men, making them all feel weak and needy. Each one obsesses over her relationships, failing to take in the bigger picture and be thankful for what is going right in their lives. The majority live affluent lifestyles and appear to have jobs they like and friends who love them. Gigi comes across as desperate, Janine is hard and manipulative, Anna is a sexy home-wrecker, Beth isn’t willing to make a stand for what she wants and Mary doesn’t seem to put any effort in. None are sufficiently well-developed to make you empathise with them. To be fair they fare better than the guys. The men are portrayed variously as heartless gits just out for sex, oblivious fools that don’t take their partners’ needs seriously and needy individuals that always want what they can’t have. So it’s hardly surprising there is constant miscommunication between the two groups. But the lack of mutual understanding is too consistent to feel realistic. The dialogue bears this out with everyone seeming to talk in handy sound-bites about the difficulties of their romantic entanglements. It feels like an abridged version of the book.
The ensemble cast struggle to expand their roles beyond stereotypes. Although Ginnifer Goodwin is appealing as Gigi (she has a fresh-faced openness that is attractive), the character’s constant need for reassurance starts to grate after a while and her ditzy neurotic shtick is wearing. As Anna, Scarlett Johansson is pretty and husky-voiced, emphasising her buxom sexuality, making for a cutesy, flirtatious turn. But she never comes across as more than a home-wrecker. Jennifer Connelly is tightly wound and exacting as the high maintenance Janine. So it’s too easy to see why her husband would go looking elsewhere with such a harridan at home. Jennifer Aniston has little in the way of personality as the tense, marriage-obsessed Beth, so isn’t very memorable. Meanwhile Drew Barrymore is a vaguely hippyish fag hag as Mary, doing her usual doe-eyed little-girl-lost acting.
The male cast members get far less screen-time than their female counterparts, which makes a refreshing change from most Hollywood movies. Justin Long gets the best shake of the stick as Alex, the voice of reason and experience. But the part is too expository and he’s too obviously there to provide a male perspective on events and Long can’t overcome this hurdle. Bradley Cooper is warm, fun and personable as Ben, but he’s hard to sympathise with because the character cheats simply because he can. Ben Affleck is far more likeable than normal as Beth’s boyfriend Neil; a warm and amiable but under-developed presence. Kevin Connolly is rather too needy as estate agent Conor, but his reasons for being so are never disclosed. So he feels incomplete as a character. The only players I wanted to see more of were the vox-poppers – especially the woman talking about the ingenuity of her adulterous ex-husbands, before hitting the punch-line beautifully. But overall the acting talent is less than the sum of its parts.
The original music by Cliff Eidelman is so inconsequential it almost isn’t there. It’s the usual bland romantic comedy fare overloaded with redundant motifs full of wistful chimes, woodwinds, warm strings and harps. The odd bout of playful strings and chimes is fine, but there are too many flurries of hopeful flutes and loose acoustic guitars to mean anything. It turns into aural wallpaper you don’t really notice.
“He’s Just Not that Into You” is another generic romantic comedy aimed at women that underestimates its audience. It does so by suggesting every woman needs a man to feel fulfilled. Of course that’s my own cynical viewpoint but I’m sure there are enough diehard romantics out there to validate the producers’ beliefs. I personally found it rather bland thanks to the uninspired direction and sketchy writing. I thought the performances were underdeveloped and underpowered. There’s nothing seriously wrong with the movie, but there’s nothing seriously right with it either, so I couldn’t help but feel indifferent towards it.
Advantages: The Women are Pretty Disadvantages: Offensive and stupid
'He's Just Not Into You' is the story of several interlinking relationships which charts the complications of relationship in the digital era. Set against the backdrop of modern-day Baltimore we see a relationship on the edge due to a marriage ultimatum, an adulterous man's attempt to manage his love life with two demanding women, a needy and insecure woman's attempt to work out dating protocol and a woman's hilarious attempt to navigate the Facebook ... ...Not That Into You' fails to inspire any romantic affection or dramatic interest is that the character's are all varying shades of unlikable; there is absolutely no-body to care about or be interested in. The film attempts to portray them as realistic and interesting but they all fail to be engaging – offering very little in the way of laughs, warmth or charm. The character's, like the film as a whole, are dogged by a strange cynicism and unpleasantness ...
JayHall1991 04.06.2009
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Advantages: Romantic, great cast, well thought out Disadvantages: Not all that funny
Occasionally, there comes a film that has such a star-studded cast, you just know it's going to be good. "He's Just Not That Into You" was one such film. When the adverts for this came on the telly a few months ago, big names such as Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Ben Affleck and Scarlett Johansson immediately caught my attention and I knew it was going to be one I wanted to watch. I was surprised to find out it was actually based on a book by ... ...since I hadn't read the book, I wasn't too bothered as I had no expectations! Last night, myself and my other half settled down to watch it, and I hoped for a nice romantic film to enjoy. This film follows the lives of 9 couples or singles in Baltimore. Some know each other, others create new relationships and others break up. Neil and Beth have been together 7 years but he doesn't want to tie the knot, even though he knows what it means to her. ...
mummy2harry 29.06.2009
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Advantages: Funny and lighthearted, pokes fun at itself, good acting Disadvantages: Nothing special
Oh, blimey! I've read a couple of reviews of this film, and each time I have imagined the most twisted and convoluted series of character links ever in a film. Indeed, this confusion does transfer over onto the screen for a while, before the intersecting plotlines cross bit by bit and make you realise that the 'who' isn't as important as the 'what'.
Essentially, this is utter romcom, dissecting relationships and reading signs, particularly those ... ...stereotypes we associate with typical relationships, people's attempts to get into them, people's attempts to get out of them, and everything in between.
I'm not about to make an attempt to enlighten you to the vast cast list of recognisable names, nor give you the entire character groupings on each subplot and how they are all interlinked by this person who works with that person, who's in a relationship with this person, who goes to this class ...
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Advantages: Chilled Out Chick Flick Good For A Girls Night In For A One Off Disadvantages: Not A Riveting Storyline - Can Get A Bit Tedious!... Rent DVD not buy!
'He's Just Not That Into You' makes single ladies everywhere ask themselves - "Are you the exception... or are you the rule?" The movie follows the love-lives of several ladies and gents in the Baltimore area, who are all somehow connected. Each of them journey through trials and tribulations regarding the opposite sex. Secret Affairs. Ruined Marriages. Dates. Rejection. Mixed Signals. No More Sex. And that question we all want answering.. Why Hasn't ... ...focuss on typical player Alex, who believes there is a no-fail system in the way men think and act, whilst filling in Gigi on the rules, an unexpected romance blossoms. Here we have a typical all round Chick flick. According to my man sources, it's not one for the guys. It is a very laid back and light hearted film where you don't really need to think about what's going on. Whilst sitting in the cinema watching this film with my friends, all I could ...
bellymoo 06.07.2009
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Advantages: All star cast Disadvantages: Annoying characters, cringe worthy story line
When I first saw the adverts for this film I was impressed by the all star cast. I'm secretly a huge chick flick fan and love the majority of rom-coms featuring Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore and the like. So naturally I couldn't wait to see it and was bitterly disappointed everytime I went to the cinema and discovered it was sold out. That gave me the impression that my instincts were right and it would be a fantastic film... How wrong I was!!!
... ...found very annoying and for the majority of the film cringe worthy. The character was, in my opinion, needy and desperate and downright insulting to any woman with an ounce of dignity. She spent the majority of the film acting like a stalker and crying/whinging because the object(s) of her affections were not interested in her. Can you blame them for not wanting to know a woman like that?! She somehow befriends a guy who gives her the "inside information" ...
Maggie1981 29.03.2009
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The majority of the themes from the book are put forward through the interactions between Gigi and Alex. Alex is clearly being used as the mouthpiece for the "He's JustNotThatIntoYou" mantra and it is he who informs Gigi of many new "truths" regarding men. For example, if a man likes you, he will do something about it. Apparently.
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Advantages: Great insight, star filled cast, essential chick flick,better than Bridget Jones! Disadvantages: Not very funny, can be quite emotional.
This film is dubbed by many "The American version of Love Actually". With a cast full of Hollywood stars such as Jennifer Aniston,Ben Affleck, Drew Barrymore, Bradley Cooper and so on, this film cannot fail. It focuses on different couples in different situations, portraying the single life,the "we want different things" couple, the affair,the love triangle and so on. It portrays the dating game so well and is a real insight to how the male species thinks and feels and can, essentially offer advice for those who need it as the film is that realistic. I personally got this film as a gift from my boyfriend who bought me it as I love Ben Affleck, but in saying thathe wasn't the best actor in this. This film isn't for those who are looking for a laugh but is ideal for girls who are feeling a bit confused or heart broken and also ideal ...
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The bestselling self help book HE'S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU assures an equally successful screen appearance with this star-studded comedy. A-listers such as Ben Affleck, Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Aniston, Scarlett Johansson, and Jennifer Connelly star in this film about miscommunications in relationships.
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A not-quite-romantic-comedy that should click with the young-adult demos of both sexes (Variety, 04/02/2009)
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Boasting enough marquee names for three films, HE’S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU is a star-studded comedy about love and relationships. Director Ken Kwapis (LICENSE TO WED) reigns over an impressive cast: Jennifer Aniston, Ben Affleck, Justin Long, Bradley Cooper, Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Connelly, producer Drew Barrymore, Kevin Connolly, and Scarlett Johansson. Each of the nine major characters has his or her own plot--a woman desperate to get married after seven years of dating, a man tempted to cheat on his wife, a young woman who just wants her date to call her, etc.--but everyone is connected through work, marriage, or friendship, drawing the characters and their stories together.
Goodwin might be flanked by much larger stars--especially Aniston, Affleck, Barrymore, Connelly, and Johansson--but the adorable actress is the highlight of this film. Though her character’s borderline obsessive efforts at love invite squirms and cringes from the audience, Goodwin’s fine portrayal also earns the viewers’ sympathy, especially since many people can identify with her struggles. In fact, HE’S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU is based on a popular self-help book that many women bought--and bought into--and the book itself grew out of an episode of SEX AND THE CITY. With its portrayals of numerous relationship issues, this romantic comedy is sure to appeal to the fans of Carrie and Co.
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