He's Just Not That Into You

Directed by: Ken Kwapis

Memorable quotes:

Girl sitting at a bar: Okay, I have a question: why did they invent caller ID? It's like, who's the service helping? I mean, for centuries...okay, well maybe not centuries, but for like a lot of years, people have been answering their phones and not knowing who it is and as far as I can tell, no one has died from that. And it's like, if the police wants to know who placed the call, huh they can trace it. Who am I: the police? This constant obsession with needing to know who's calling all the time, it's like so gross. Like, you pick up the phone, you find out who it is, then you know.

Gigi: A girl will never forget the first boy she liked. Even if things don't quite work out.

Gigi: We're all encouraged, no programmed to believe that if a guy acts like a total jerk, it means he likes you.

Cashier:" Oh my god.
Anna: Seriously, that's not possible. I just deposited cash like three days ago.
Cashier: It's not that. Let me check something. Congratulations, you won.
Anna: What?
Cashier: Our Funky Fall promotion. You're out one thousand customer this month.
Anna: What? Are you kidding me?
Cashier: I don't do kidding.
Anna: Oh my god, I don't believe it. This is so exciting! Oh my god, I never won anything before. This is the most exciting thing that ever happened to me! Is that sad?"

Ben: "Okay, I'm married. I don't do this.
Anna: You don't do what? You don't help struggling singers?
Ben: Not hot yoga instructing singers, who are incredibly charming."

Gigi: "But what if I'm the exception?
Alex: No, you're not, you're not at all. In fact, you're the rule. And the rule is this: if a guy doesn't call you, he doesn't want to call you.
Gigi: Really?
Alex: Yeah.
Gigi: Always?
Alex: Always!"

Alex: If a guy is treating you like he doesn't give a shit, he genuinely doesn't give a shit, no exceptions.

Ben: You're a dick if you date a girl for too long and not marry her, the you marry her and then you're an asshole for marrying her before you're ready. 

Ben: "You know, she's busy organising her sister's funeral and everything.
Neil: Her sister's what?
Ben: Her wedding, her sister's wedding. Isn't that what I said?"

Mary: "I had this guy leave me a voicemail at work so I called him at home, and then he emailed me to my blackberry and so I texted to his cell and then he emailed me to my home account, and the whole thing just got out of control and I miss the days where you had one phone number and one answering machine and that one answering machine had one cassette tape and that one cassette tape either had a message from the guy or it didn't and now you have to go around checking all these different portals just to get rejected by seven different technologies. It's exhausting!
Anna: What about that myspace guy?
Mary: Jude? I like him.
Anna: Good.
Mary: Yeah, I felt like we connected.
Anna: Great!"

Plot: 

A group of people living in Baltimore, whose  lives are closely connected, attempt to decipher the  behaviour of the opposite sex.

Review:

Recently, my best friend quoted this movie, while she was talking about relationships. Having seen this movie years ago, I could barely remember any of it. Nevertheless, if it had helped her understand the way guys think a little better, I thought that this movie must have done something right. I thus decided to watch it again.
He's Just Not that Into You is a nice movie. It's not extraordinary and I'm not sure whether or not I'll watch it again, but it seemed rather realistic, versus the romantic and romanticized Hollywood approach that we can see in most american films. Don't get me wrong, this is still of movie made to attract viewers though, so of course it isn't completely realistic, but it does have a more realistic approach than usual. For once, all the characters don't have a happy ending, and I like the way it shows that sometimes, the best for you isn't to try and push things with the first person you meet hoping that they will be "the one", but on the contrary, that you might actually feel better on your own for a while, or even for as long as you desire, if that makes you feel good.
Those portraits of individuals, who are struggling with their relationships, highlights something very important: every relationship is different, and not everyone needs or wants the same. It might appear blatant, but I think that people tend to transfer their own emotions to others a lot.
On another note, the plot of the movie is rather accurate, and I'm sure that most girls will admit that they have been told before that when a guy is mean to you it probably means that deep down he's just madly in love with you, when really he could only be an ass.
This movie has a great cast of course, with some of the most popular actors of our generations. To name a few, be prepared to watch Scarlett Johansson, Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Jennifer Connelly, Bradley Cooper, Ginnifer Goodwin, Justin Long, Drew Barrymore, Busy Philipps, etc.
They're all great together, but the movie still seemed a bit too long to me. This can however be explained by the high number of characters and storyline developed in this one movie.
I'd say that most women will be able to relate to the female characters depicted on screen, and they will certainly emphasize with the main protagonists.
In sum, I’d say that He’s Just Not That Into You might not be brilliant, but it’s still a very nice movie to watch, and I’m sure it will give women something to think about when it comes to their approach with men.

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