A really good, but slightly predictable ensemble romantic comedy that weaves together the romantic lives of nine characters.

Its something we haven’t seen in awhile – a big cast of quality actors and actresses in a romantic comedy – combined with a story that ties them all together – with a storyline that is one part modern twist and one part formulaic traditional romantic comedy.
But the place where “He’s Just Not That Into You” shines is the character development and interpersonal relationships that are under the microscope throughout this movie.

The entire main cast of characters including Ginnifer Goodwin, Kevin Connolly, Scarlett Johansson, Bradley Cooper, Justin Long, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Connelly, and Drew Barrymore turn in a solid effort of well developed characters in limited screen time.

Goodwin is great as the awkwardly desperate girl-next-door “Gigi” that is trying to find the love of her life, while her girlfriends are comfortable in their multi-year relationships.  The other characters are connected by one or two degrees of separation as friends or love interests and as couples with varying levels of seriousness from “just friends” to married for years.

This is a movie for twenty or thirty-somethings that are still out there trying to find their love… and perhaps an eye-opener for the younger set before they start to “go out” and try to find a relationship.

THE BOTTOM LINE:

The movie isn’t preachy, it just puts it out there… the different levels that relationships evolve into between men and women… but it is also a little laded, because its not all happy endings.

This is one of the better romantic comedies I’ve seen in awhile, with a good story and great group of actors and actresses making the movie an worthwhile experience… I give it 7.5 out of 10.

“He’s Just Not That Into You”

(2008) (rated: PG-13 for sexual content and brief strong language) (2 hrs, 9 min)

Starring: Ginnifer Goodwin, Kevin Connolly, Scarlett Johansson, Bradley Cooper, Justin Long, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Connelly, Drew Barrymore, Busy Philipps, Kris Kristofferson

Director: Ken Kwapis

Genre: Romantic Comedy/Drama

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

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“He’s Just Not That Into You” poster courtesy New Line Cinema

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