He's Just Not That Into You (2009)

Love this one every time i see it. The plot might not be that complex or deep but it's very relatable in a fun way. Characters are well-cast and although they're all Hollywood stars and possibly better looking than your average neighbour you can still imagine walking into bradley cooper in the supermarket. The multiple entangled plot also makes it more interesting to watch and keeps you in the movie if, like me, you get bored easily and need something new to draw you back in.

This movie can be viewed as a shallow characterisation of stereotypical women (and men); but actually they only have so much time dealing with a lot of characters so I think it's understandable, and I also think the movie has a point- and the point is: Life and relationships are complex. Everyone is different, one woman/ man is different from every other and so no relationship can have a set rule or follow a pattern exactly. Perhaps lots follow a pattern for one reason or another, but they are all unique really. Many women (for example) are brought up believing their life and the relationship they find will go a certain way (house, marriage, kids etc), so they may try to influence that outcome if they find themselves in a promising relationship, because they think it's what they want or it is what they want, but unfortunately life is challenging, relationships must always be evolving and not all relationships are bound close enough to last. It may come down to asking, how well do you know your partner and what your partner wants now. The point of the movie, I think, is that relationships should be allowed to happen organically, from true interest and natural attraction, and, as they grow, emotional honesty is the best policy. These days it seems this route is the exception. But it should be the rule.

I personally enjoyed this movie and I kinda can relate to Gigi playing guessing games with "signals" inside her head. I love how it's presented to the audience, even though I somehow still feel kinda odd because this movie was like based on stereotypes between the "he" and the "she" (and what's good is that I see it was also breaking the stereotypes, "you're the rule or the exception". What makes feel kinda strange about this movie and decided to give it 7 out of 10 because I feel like there's still a plot-hole here. All of the sudden, Neil wanted to marry Beth after 7 years into the relationship and thinking it's enough to make them happy, Alex decided he fell in love with Gigi after kind of ignoring her after his party, Anna "dumped" Ben and slept with Conor in the same day (ya didn't even show how she was when she heard Ben and Janine having sex behind the door, would've been better if you did). It's just feel very odd to see, maybe kinda rushed too, not only because it didn't show much about the process of these people changing their point of view but also because from the very beginning there were no "signs" that could've been caught by the audience if you even never planned to show the process. Especially the Alex/Gigi part because in all honesty if we're playing the "signals" here, Alex never seemed to put interest in Gigi as more than just friends. I knew they were gonna end up together, but before Gigi went frontal in his apartment, the movie never showed us how Alex caught himself being into Gigi. Alex himself might have been stupid for not realizing it but the movie didn't show what was there to be realized, as there were no signs shown of Alex actually feeling he has something for Gigi.But a really enjoyable watch, would definitely recommend to people!

This was in TV last night and I knew nothing about the movie except this synopsis"He is Just Not That In To You: Romantic comedy based on best selling novel starring Jennifer Aniston and Bradley Cooper."I would say that is an awful synopsis, Whilst it based on a novel. It is much more than your standard romantic comedy, Aniston and Cooper are not a couple and don't even share a scene. So I did not get what I expected. I got much more. Five women and four men try to sort out the signals that the sexes exchange. Gigi (An adorable Ginnifer Goodwin) imagines every man she meets is Mr. Right; she starts getting tips from Alex (Justin Long), the manager of a bar. Janine (Jennifer Connelly) and Ben (Bradley Cooper) seem solidly married until he meets Anna (Scarlett Johansson), meanwhile Anna is indifferent to the pursing Connor. Neil (Ben Affleck) and Beth (Jennifer Aniston) have been together seven years; she worried does he really love her? As he won't commit to marriage. And Mary (Drew Barymore) sells advertising while searching on line for a man. With it's impossibly gorgeous cast, I thought this would have down better than it did. The cast do much more than just look good, all of them bring great believable performances. I don't understand the hate that Affleck gets, as I usually enjoy his movies that vary in tone, style and subject matter drastically 'Company Men' or 'Armageddon' 'Argo' and 'Hollywoodland' or the (what I consider the under rated 'Jersey Girl' I enjoy him in all of them. I'll admit from the off, that I am bias. I love Jennifer Aniston. With her gorgeous girl next door looks, I adore her, and will usually give anything she is in a chance. she remains one of the most talented and beautiful women in movies, and her ladylike sexiness is in rare supply. Any movie becomes promising just by having her name in it's cast.Bradley Cooper is more than just a good looking guy as he showed in movies such as 'A Place Beyond The Pines' and his dilemma of pursuing the gorgeous Scarlett Johansson, whilst married to his cold, unaffectionate childhood sweetheart Jennifer Connelly does give you something to ponder. But for me the star of the movie was Ginnifer Goodwin!! She is simply adorable, and is the only person I actually rooted for all the way through. She is so eager to please, and is desperate for Mr Right, she over analyses every little thing. She reminds me of a young Carla Gugino, I hope to see more of her in the future.