'He's Just Not That Into You': Desperate Dating Life Advice?
Issue date: 2/11/09 Section: Entertainment
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Rotunda Reporter
Based on the self-help book by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo, "He's Just Not That Into You" has left many people feeling a bit more at ease with the wonderful world of relationships, right? To be completely honest, this film might have done the opposite. Although the movie features an array of familiar actors, perhaps there were too many of them to keep up. To break it down, let's give a brief synopsis of the storyline.
Desperate to fall in love, Gigi (Ginnifer Goodwin), who is perhaps the most interesting character, goes on a date with Conor (Kevin Connolly). After blowing off Gigi, Conor is desperate to win the affection of Anna (Scarlett Johansson). Since Conor is in real estate, he buys advertising space in a local paper from Mary (Drew Barrymore), who is friends with Anna. Anna, who is an aspiring singer in the film, seeks love from Ben (Bradley Cooper). The only problem is that Ben is married to (Janine) Jennifer Connelly, who works with Gigi. Coincidently (not really), Ben is friends with Neil (Ben Affleck). Neil has been in a seven-year relationship with Beth (Jennifer Aniston), and refuses to make a commitment and marry her. Beth has to fit in here some how right? Well, she also works with Gigi and Janine. During the movie, Gigi meets Alex (Justin Long), who is friends with Conor. Let us pause for a short intermission after that mouth full.
And we're back. Basically this movie is just a prequel to the unsatisfying and annoying game of dating that many young adults have to face. Junior Krista Oglesby said, "I think this movie was realistic. It might have been exaggerated, but it dealt with real issues that people feel when they are out 'playing the field'."
"I think girls aren't as obsessive as the movie portrays them to be, but I thought it had a great plot line," said freshman Lauren Portlock. Although it is enriched with humorous situations and insights, this movie has a little too much going on. Perhaps the most annoying part of the film was the way it was broken up into chapters to resemble the layout of the book. After a chapter title like "If He's Not Calling You..." is revealed, the film presents random pedestrians on the street talking about their outlook on relationships. Although some of the skits are comical, they definitely interrupt the storyline.
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