He's Just Not That Into You (2009)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

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 | Bar | Dating | Office Worker | Liar

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

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 Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | 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:

Flower Films (II)

Trivia:

The same-titled-book the movie is based on was a line featured in an "Sex and the City" (1998) 2003 episode "Pick-A-Little, Talk-A-Little".

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When Mary ('Drew Barrymore') is looking at the website of her latest boyfriend, the rocker, he says that his favorite quote, "All I need is this guitar, three chords and the truth," is from Bon Jovi. That quote actually comes from U2's cover of Bob Dylan's "All Along the Watchtower", not Bon Jovi.

Quotes:

Alex: He is not interested.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "At the Movies: (#6.1)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Supernatural Superserious

Are we really that bad?

My girlfriend and I, both at or approaching our 50's, saw this in a theater that was absolutely filled with high school girls. That surprised me actually, given that most of the stars in this film are well-beyond high-school age. But they, like the rest of the audience, seemed to really enjoy this film, as did we. The relationships were nicely intertwined without being contrived ("Crash" anyone?), and unlike the similar movie "Love Actually," nothing portrayed was too outlandish. The convention of adding comments by "real" people to introduce story lines was well done and amusing. If I find any fault with the film, it's that all of the guys are presented as having relationship "issues" or as being total bone-heads. Hopefully there are more "nice guys" interspersed in society than what this film might lead you to believe (though I must say that the attitudes presented are definitely not inaccurate).

Overall, a very nice film whose 2 hour plus running time goes by rather quickly. If you've ever been in or tried to be in a relationship, you'll probably enjoy this movie.