He's Just Not That Into You (2009)

This 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:

Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Connelly

1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Morgan Lily	...	5 Year Old Girl
Trenton Rogers	...	6 Year 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
Carmen Gloria	...	Army Recruit (as Carmen Perez)
Traycee King	...	Army Recruit
Délé Ogundiran	...	African Woman (as Délé)

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 | gay friend | woman | dating | advertising | 

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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:

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

Country:

Germany USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

6 February 2009 (USA)

Also Known As:

He's Just Not That Into You

Filming Locations:

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

Box Office

Budget:

$40,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$27,785,487, 8 February 2009, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$93,953,653

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$178,846,899

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

Gigi Phillips (Ginnifer Goodwin) was named after Writer Marc Silverstein's wife, Busy Phillips and her baby blanket ("Gigi").

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Goofs

When Gigi and Alex are standing in Gigi's doorway, he is standing in the hall as they speak. One shot she is standing in the doorway, the next shot she is out in the hall as well, next shot she is in the doorway again and so on until the scene is over.

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Quotes

Gigi: I would rather be like that, then be like you.
Alex: Excuse me? What's that supposed to mean?
Gigi: I may dissect each little thing and put myself out there so much but at least that means that I still care. Oh! You've think you won because women are expendable to you. You may not get hurt or make an ass of yourself that way but you don't fall in love that way either. You have not won. You're alone. I may do a lot of stupid shit but I'm still a lot closer to love than you are.

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Connections

Edited into Loose Women: Episode #13.105 (2009)

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Soundtracks

Sophisticated Lady
Written by Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, and Mitchell Parish
Performed by Will Kaplan

User Reviews

Innocuous.

A weak story coupled with an uninspiring script and forgettable acting marks this disappointing attempt to portray the joys and pitfalls of contemporary male-female relationships. The main problem with this movie is that whenever something dramatic is about to happen, the director pulls back, completely diffusing the tension, as if the movie was meant not to offend, which it does not. The main character is a 20s something young lady suffering from low self esteem and around her revolve sub-plots involving other innocuous people seeking that special someone. Even the scenes of marital infidelity are played down to the point that they lose all dramatic punch. It's too bad because the movie had potential to make some substantive statements about contemporary relationships but potential is not the same as action as this movie so aptly shows.