He's Just Not That Into You [DVD] [2009] (film on DVD)
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Directed by: Ken Kwapis
Starring: Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Connelly, Morgan Lily, Trenton Rogers, Michelle Carmichael
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Wasted 2 hours of my life  Sent: 31 August 2010
This was possibly the most boring film in it's category that I've ever watched.
I do love a rom-com
But to be honest, i found not much "rom" about it (it was mostly heartache and people cheating and splitting up) and definitely no "com" in it at all.
Save your valuable time and watch a couple hours of Friends instead!
Not particularly romantic, not funny, but it is interesting. A "Rom-com" with a bitter aftertaste Sent: 28 August 2010
This appears to be a love film written by somebody who has absolutely no faith in men. If you doubt this, re-watch the film and see how many of the men in it actually act in a manner that makes them likeable to their girlfriends/wives. I can only think of Justin Long's barman, and for a film that advertises itself as a romantic comedy, that's a pretty bad footing to work from. Having said that, the writing's pretty hard on all of the characters, with even perhaps the most central female role played by Ginnifer Goodwin having astoundingly poor judgement and an almost unrealistic manic air about her. Jennifer Connelly plays bravely against type as a horrendously overstressed wife with a 1 millimetre fuse and a very aggressive temper. Drew Barrymore's character perhaps comes out the best of all the female roles due to portraying a rather sweet sense of longing - a sense of "if only I could meet the right guy" rather than the crazed manic state of mind of half of the cast. Justin Long's character is far from a stereotypical nice guy, but his blatant honesty and lack of pretence, coupled with his natural charm, help make what could have been an objectionable "you're doing this wrong" style 'mentor' role a clever and interesting character. On the whole, the storylines are flimsy, and some of them just aren't memorable: for instance, I know Jennifer Aniston was in this movie, I'm just struggling to remember any of her acting. Many of the storylines are misjudged as well. The Affleck and (Aniston?) storyline ends up feeling almost more like a case of a guy caving under relationship bullying than wanting to compromise. The story Connelly is in is perhaps the worst of the bunch, a very sour bunch of grapes that taints the whole fruit bowl. The writer(s) would have been far better off trying to focus on some of the stronger and more amusing storylines rather than spreading themselves across the entire selection presented here. The scattergun method they chose means the best ones (Goodwin and Long) get shorter running times than they deserved.
Don't misunderstand - this is a good, largely well acted, and rewarding film. But boy is it NOT a 'romantic' comedy in the sense that your faith in love is restored. It's more an examination of how badly overcomplicated and disastrously messed up relationships can get, with a few sparsely spread funny moments.
A refreshing perspective on the rom-com  Sent: 17 August 2010
Gigi (Ginnifer Goodwin - Walk the Line) is a modern woman in Baltimore who is dating by the rules; unimpressed and left wanting by a string of dates she expected to turn into more, she bumps into the straight-shooting barman Alex (Justin Long - Accepted) who begins to school her in what guy's are likely to be thinking. Gigi works with Beth (Jennifer Anniston - The Bounty Hunter) who has been seeing Neil (Ben Affleck - Chasing Amy) for seven years and wonders why they are still not married whilst Neil's best friend is Ben (Bradley Cooper - The Hangover) who is married to Gigi's other coworker Janine (Jennifer Connolly -Blood Diamond) but feels it was too young, too soon, so he entertains the idea of an affair with Anna (Scarlett Johansson - Lost In Translation) who has an on/off relationship with estate-agent Conor (Kevin Connolly - Entourage) who lives with Alex. Phew - still following?
In a series of interchangeable scenes, the sinuous story plays out between all of the characters that is reminiscent of watching the insides of a pocketwatch turning over in perfect synchrony. As the characters develop and our heroine Gigi begins to gain some real perspective on her love-life it has knock-on effects for the people that surround her. They begin to realise that telling each other stories and perpetuating examples of relationships where it all 'worked out' in the end are exceptions and not the rule. This film has nearly every aspect of modern-day relationships (unrequited love, obsessive cyberstalking, marriage difficulties, personal insecurities etc) described in some manner due to the multitude of characters and proffers some advice on each as the title screen chapters the film with stark black & white phrases like "If he's not calling..." then follows with examples from the characters or interviews with the 'public' (obviously actors, but done in a documentary style).
The story plays out beautifully, with nearly every character getting their just desserts; good & bad. I love this film and still come back to it, despite knowing the outcome of everyone's tale, it's just that entertaining watching it all unfold. I am not usually a fan of 'rom-coms' but I love this premise so much; just cutting all the games and playing it straight. The film takes place in a variety of bars, homes and apartments and is exceptionally well shot, put this with a truly great soundtrack and it's a surefire hit. Highly recommended!!
Not bad Sent: 01 May 2010
This is a slightly more adult version of Love Actually. For the first hour it's a quite insightful film offering some interesting and often very realistic observations about the dating scene. Justin Long's character in particular has some interesting views on pick up artists.
The film isn't particularly funny but it does touch on some issues that we can all relate to, so there are opportunities for laughs but often it just left me feeling uncomfortable. Unfortunately the last half hour is a bit of a cop out (much like Love Actually) where everyone gets what they deserve. Even though that's an acceptable way to end the film it's just not really in keeping with the mood of what went before. Even so, this is well worth a watch.
Excellent  Sent: 28 April 2010
Typical girly film but nothing youve ever seen before. All girls can totally relate to this film! It basically goes through all the thins that girls are doing wrong when dating and how we seem to misread most things. Also shows that even in the most stable relationships you never know whats going on behind closed doors.
Definitly give it ago with your girl mates!
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Associated dvd film / movie categories: Comedy, Drama, Films, Romance, Romantic |
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