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:

Morgan Lily, Trenton Rogers, Jennifer Aniston

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:

advertising | dating | bar | father daughter relationship | xbox 360 | 

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Taglines:

Are you the exception...or the rule?

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG-13 for sexual content and brief strong language

Details

Official Sites:

Metropolitan Films [fr] New Line Cinema [us]

Country:

USA Germany Netherlands

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 February 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

Simplemente no te quiere

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

Shipped to theaters under the code name "Boy Trouble".

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Goofs

Beth's cousin says it's too bad that cousins cannot marry. In the state of Maryland, where this is set, first cousins can get married.

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Quotes

Gigi: Maybe his grandma died or maybe he lost my number or is out of town or got hit by a cab...
Alex: Or maybe he is not interested in seeing you again.

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Connections

Features Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)

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Soundtracks

"The Jitterbug Waltz"
Written by Fats Waller (as Thomas "Fats" Waller)
Performed by Marcus Roberts and Ellis Marsalis
Courtesy of Bluebird/Novus/RCA Victor
By Arrangement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment

User Reviews

I'm Just Not That Into This Movie

A limp ensemble relationship movie that feels like the frustrated venting of a bitter single girl after a blind date gone badly awry.

This is the kind of movie where a bunch of 20 and 30-somethings own beautiful loft apartments they couldn't possibly afford and struggle with relationship issues that are just boring to watch other people grapple with if you yourself are over the age of 30. Once again we're expected to accept Jennifer Aniston as a sad sack who can't get a date after she dumps the long-time boyfriend (Ben Affleck, playing not so much a character as a woman's fantasy made real) who won't commit to marriage. Ginnifer Goodwin is the doormat who can't figure out why guys won't call her even though they say they will. Justin Long is terribly miscast as a womanizer who doesn't know when he's fallen in love himself (I can't look at him without seeing the image of his dork from "Dodgeball" getting hit in the face with a wrench, which is not far from what I wanted to do to his character in this movie). Jennifer Connelly and Bradley Cooper are the lone married couple in the film, and because this is a Hollywood movie about relationships, of course the married couple MUST be miserable. Scarlett Johanssen is a bombshell with giant knockers that I couldn't take my eyes off of; Drew Barrymore might as well not be in the movie, and only is because a.) she co-produced it and b.) the filmmakers needed a forum in which to introduce a bunch of stock gay characters. You want to throttle pretty much everyone by the time the movie's over; I settled for thanking God I didn't have to be friends with any of them.

Though the film was only written by two people, it has the feeling of something written by committee. Characters aren't consistent or believable; those played by Goodwin and Connelly more often than not come across as mentally ill. In the world of this film, there are only two kinds of marriages: the ones that end in adultery and bitterness, or the ones that end in a ridiculously romanticized version of happily-ever-after. No wonder so many people have trouble making marriages work if they're using films like this as examples.

What a dud, and probably solid evidence that movies shouldn't be adapted from smug and jokey self-help books written by jackass talk show hosts.

Grade: C+