He's Just Not That Into You | 
| Director: Ken Kwapis
Actors: Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Connelly, Kevin Connolly
Studio: New Line Home Video
Category: DVD
List Price: $19.96
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Rating:  119 reviews
Sales Rank: 391
Format: Color, Full Screen, Widescreen, Subtitled, NTSC
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 129 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: 1000040431
UPC: 794043123238
EAN: 0794043123238
Theatrical Release Date: August 1, 2008
Release Date: June 2, 2009
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
THE BALTIMORE-SET MOVIE OF INTERCONNECTING STORY ARCS DEALS WITH THE CHALLENGES OF READING OR MISREADING HUMAN BEHAVIOR.
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Based on the bestseller by two Sex and the City scribes, He's Just Not That Into You confirms that the HBO series was more than just a television show--it was a cultural institution that spawned tours, catchphrases, fashion trends, and more. Ironically, the resulting film is both smarter and funnier than the big-screen version of Carrie and the gang. Of the nine central characters, the sweet, if clueless Gigi (Big Love's Ginnifer Goodwin) makes the most vivid impression. The Maryland career girl tends to fall for friendly guys, like Conor (Entourage's Kevin Connolly), who are "just not that into" her. At a local watering hole, she meets bar manager Alex (Justin Long, Goodwin's Ed co-star), who sets her straight about the difference between what men say and what they mean, adding that there are exceptions to every rule. Her seemingly settled co-workers, Beth (Jennifer Aniston) and Janine (Jennifer Connelly), have relationship issues of their own: Beth's boyfriend of seven years, Neil (Ben Affleck), doesn't believe in marriage, and Janine's husband, Ben (Bradley Cooper), has a wandering eye... for singer/yoga instructor Anna (Scarlett Johansson). Alt-weekly ad saleswoman Mary (executive producer Drew Barrymore) provides the link between this loose-knit community. An avid Internet dater and full-time technophile, she bemoans the fact that "people don't meet each other organically anymore." At 132 minutes, Ken Kwapis's movie could use a few trims, but he brings these complicated romantic entanglements to a convincing conclusion and the confessions from random passers-by add to the laughs. --Kathleen C. Fennessy
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 I was just not that into it February 23, 2010
Kevin Hunter (Los Angeles, CA)
I don't think it's any secret that this movie came to be because the filmmakers capitalized on an episode of "Sex and the City". Maybe I should say, "they tried to capitalize". I found this movie irritating and annoying, but maybe certain girls might like it and I suppose keeping the equality in tact, some guys. The film is watchable but bogged down in one grinding cliche after another. The cast is great and are able to at least keep you watching even if the premise is lame.
 a clunker despite all its star-power February 21, 2010
Roland E. Zwick (Valencia, Ca USA)
An all-star cast - Ben Affleck, Jennifer Anniston, Jennifer Connelly, Kevin Connolly, Drew Barrymore, Bradley Cooper, Ginnifer Goodwin, Scarlett Johansson, Justin Long and Kris Kristofferson - hits the skids in "He's Just Not That Into You," a supposedly insightful and epic look into the complex dynamics of man/woman relationships that could single-handedly turn members of both sexes off romance forever.
In this misguided endeavor (the only thing really clever about it is the title), it's hard to tell which gender comes off worse - the women, who are all portrayed as needy, insecure, controlling, man-hungry whiners, or the men, who are all inconsiderate, self-centered louts. And this battle-of-the-sexes face-off goes on for a grueling two hours and nine minutes.
The specific details of the romantic roundelay the characters put us through doesn't really bear repeating here. Suffice it to say that the actors do what they can with the material - the movie was written by Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein (based on the novel by Greg Berhrendt and Liz Tuccillo) and directed by Ken Kwapis - and that most of the characters manage to see the errors of their ways in time for the obligatory happy ending (could that possibly qualify as a plot "spoiler"? Only if you have never seen a romantic comedy before, I suppose). Barrymore does get off a few choice lines about how hard it is to date in a world dominated by email, cell phones, text messaging, voicemail, and a whole host of other technological gadgets that actually make communication MORE difficult rather than less so, but that's pretty much it in the laughs department.
And a couple of other points: why is it that, in a movie that takes place in a modern urban setting, the producers couldn`t cast even one person of color in a major role (there are plenty of them in the background appearing as waiters, however)? And what's with all the gay guys, with their limp-wristed affectations and "You go, girl!" theatrics? Frankly, I thought we'd gotten past all that by this point. It isn't even a matter of being politically correct; it`s a matter of creating a credible environment for the movie to tell its story in.
If you're interested in watching a genuinely great romantic comedy, skip "He's Just Not That Into You" and check out the 1967 classic "Two For the Road," starring Audrey Hepburn and Albert Finney, and see how truly insightful and thoughtful a movie romance can be!
HJNTIY - a guide or a tradgedy? February 12, 2010
MortensOrchid (Cleveland, OH)
After being bombarded with The Rules, Sex In The City, a stream of romantic comedies and the like, we are at last seeing these principals in action. "He's Just Not That Into You" has been yet another dating training film, and while we laugh at the mildly amusing we are supposed to see ourselves in these situations and change our behaviors. It is a shame that we put ourselves in these situations, but not that funny that we really do delude ourselves into thinking that something will come of a man who is, simply, not that into us.
The funniest, and most pathetic, is that of GiGi, who shows up at a bar wanting to return some guy's pen in the hopes of seeing him again. In a not so ironic twist, the bar owner, Justin Long, becomes her romantic interest even though she talks to him as if he is her therapist before he too rejects her and he inevitably realizes that he likes her as well. Drew Barrymore is guided through her minor trials and tribulations by her army of gays, her funniest scene is when they listen to her botched voice mails from her MySpace antics. Jennifer Aniston has been living with her boyfriend for the last seven years and he's simply "not into marriage", causing her much stress. And Scarlette Johansen is having an affair with a married man, believing within that he will leave his wife for her while his wife, Jennifer Connelly, is at home suffering. So here are the situations before all the hype. It's rather painfully obvious that all are in situations where their men are just not that into them. We as the audience know this, but they don't seem to. It's kind of pathetic really.
It has a few moments of entertainment here, but honestly, we as the viewing audience are "not that into this movie" much of the time. It's alright, have fun with it, but what is sad is that there are a few major life lessons here for the clueless.
 Should be required viewing for all ladies February 9, 2010
James R. Wallace (Gold River, CA USA)
First of all, what's not to like about Jennifer Aniston. Secondly, this is a movie about why men don't commit (although by the end of the movie most do) and has value beyond its entertainment value. Its an easy watch with the right amount of humor and plot that keeps you interested.
Just not that into it February 2, 2010
Mary E. Nagel (Kennesaw , Georgia)
Just ok for me. It was somewhat entertaining but I am glad I didn't pay big bucks to see it in the theater.
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