He's Just Not That Into You (2009)

Director:

Ken Kwapis

Writers (WGA):

Abby Kohn (written by) &
Marc Silverstein (written by) ...

Release Date:

6 February 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Are you the exception...or the rule?

Plot:

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

Plot Keywords:

Advertising | Dating | Bar | Lingerie Slip | E Mail

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Dec. 19	8:00 PM	HBO
Sat. Dec. 19	11:50 PM	HBO

Cast

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 #1
Alia Rhiana Eckerman	...	Sorority Girl #2
Julia Pennington	...	Sous Chef #1
Renee Scott	...	Sous Chef #2
Chihiro Fujii	...	Tokyo Girl #1
Sachiko Ishida	...	Tokyo Girl #2
Claudia DiMartino	...	Jogger #1
Eve Curtis	...	Jogger #2
Carmen Perez	...	Army Recruit #1
Traycee King	...	Army Recruit #2

Also Known As:

Er steht einfach nicht auf Dich! (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content and brief strong language.

Runtime:

129 min

Country:

USA | Germany | Netherlands

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #44390) | Australia:M | South Korea:15 | Ireland:15A | New Zealand:M | Singapore:PG | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Finland:K-7 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Norway:A | Argentina:13 | Sweden:Btl | Peru:PT | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia) | Portugal:M/12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:12 | Mexico:B | Iceland:12 | Japan:G | UK:12A | Brazil:12

Filming Locations:

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

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

Goofs:

Continuity: After Janine Gunders fines Bens cigarettes in his pocket, she begins to flip-out. When she grabs the mirror off the wall the glass obviously facing her, but when the camera angle changes and she throws the mirror down, the glass is facing away from her yet there was no time for her to flip the mirror around.

Quotes:

Alex: He is not interested.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Echelon Conspiracy/Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li/Crossing Over (#1.1)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Smile

Fun and Mostly True

I thoroughly enjoyed this movie, as did the group of female friends I attended it with. It was well-written, well-acted, and funny.

I think the reason some people, er, men, didn't like it was because it portrays some men as lying cheats, others as terrified of intimacy, and some as weirdos. In short, the basic variety any woman runs into on Match.com. Then there were a couple of stand-up guy characters. Were parts of the plot formulaic? Sure. It's a movie. There were a few surprises, however.

All of the female characters were likable, which sure is a switch from standard Hollywood sexism. The acting was above average and I was pleasantly surprised by Scarlett Johannson's performance. I only didn't like Ginnifer Goodwin's slapstick-style performance as a desperate dater. A little subtlety would have made her character more poignant and more believable.

The film really does contain a lot of good advice for people in the dating scene, both men and women.