He's Just Not That Into You (2009)

The Baltimore-set movie of interconnecting story arcs deals with the challenges of reading or misreading human behavior.

Director:

Ken Kwapis

Writers:

Abby Kohn, Marc Silverstein,

Stars:

Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Connelly, Morgan Lily

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Morgan Lily	...	5 yr. old Girl
Trenton Rogers	...	6 yr. old Boy
Michelle Carmichael	...	Mother
Jasmine Woods	...	Crying 20-Something (as Kristen Faye Hunter)
Sabrina Revelle	...	Consoling Friend
Zoe Jarman	...	Sorority Girl (as Zoë Jarman)
Alia Rhiana Eckerman	...	Sorority Girl
Julia Pennington	...	Sous Chef
Renee Scott	...	Sous Chef
Chihiro Fujii	...	Tokyo Girl
Sachiko Ishida	...	Tokyo Girl
Claudia DiMartino	...	Jogger
Eve Curtis	...	Jogger
Carmen Perez	...	Army Recruit
Traycee King	...	Army Recruit

Storyline

The needy Gigi Haim is a young woman seeking her prince charming somewhere amongst her unsuccessful dates. After dating estate agent Conor Barry, Gigi anxiously expects to receive a phone call from him. However Conor never calls her. Gigi decides to go to the bar where he frequents to see him, but she meets his friend Alex who works there. They become friends and Alex helps Gigi to interpret the subtle signs given out by her dates.

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Plot Keywords:

lingerie slip | dating | advertising | bar | six word title | 

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Taglines:

Are you the exception...or the rule?

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Certificate:

PG

Details

Official Sites:

New Line Cinema [United States] Official site [Japan]

Country:

USA Germany Netherlands

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 February 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Laisse tomber, il te mérite pas!

Filming Locations:

Handy Market - 2514 W. Magnolia Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£1,913,542 (UK) (6 February 2009)

Gross:

$93,952,276 (USA) (12 June 2009)

Company Credits

Production Co:

New Line Cinema, Flower Films (II), Internationale Filmproduktion Blackswan

Technical Specs

Runtime:

129 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital DTS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Jennifer Aniston has 20 minutes screen time in this film, Jennifer Connelly has 25 minutes.

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Goofs

When Ben is teaching Janine the properties of wooden and engineered wood flooring, he's holding a dark brown wood in his left hand and a golden brown panel in his right. In the next shot, he holds up the golden wood in his left hand. In a moment, the panels have switched hands.

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Quotes

Anna: You have an ass that makes me wanna dry hump!
Ben: Did you just say 'Dry hump'?
Anna: Yep.
Ben: I think I just fell in love.

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Connections

Referenced in Suburgatory: I'm Just Not That Into Me (2014)

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Soundtracks

I Can Feel the Fire
Written by Ron Wood
Performed by Ron Wood
Courtesy of Warner Bros. Records Inc.
By Arrangement with Warner Music Group Film & TV Licensing

User Reviews

Fun and Mostly True

I thoroughly enjoyed this movie, as did the group of female friends I attended it with. It was well-written, well-acted, and funny.

I think the reason some people, er, men, didn't like it was because it portrays some men as lying cheats, others as terrified of intimacy, and some as weirdos. In short, the basic variety any woman runs into on Match.com. Then there were a couple of stand-up guy characters. Were parts of the plot formulaic? Sure. It's a movie. There were a few surprises, however.

All of the female characters were likable, which is a switch from standard Hollywood sexism. The acting was above average and I was pleasantly surprised by Scarlett Johannson's performance. I only didn't like Ginnifer Goodwin's slapstick-style performance as a desperate dater. A little subtlety would have made her character more poignant and more believable.

The film really does contain a lot of good advice for people in the dating scene, both men and women.