Quartile rating: 6.5/10 · 1 rating
Have you ever wondered why they said they would call but didn't, or why they don't want to sleep with you anymore, or why your relationship isn't going to the next level? Maybe they're just not that into you. Gigi wants a man who says he'll call her - and actually does - while Alex advises her to stop waiting by the phone. Beth wants a proposal after years of a committed relationship with her boyfriend, Neil, who is just fine with the way things are. Janine's not sure if she can trust her husband, Ben, who can't quite trust himself around Anna. Anna can't decide between the sexy married guy or her straightforward, no-sparks standby, Conor, who can't get over the fact that he can't have her. And Mary, who's found an entire network of loving, supportive men, just needs to find one who's straight.
He's Just Not That Into You is a competent ensemble romantic comedy that weaves multiple relationship storylines around a central thesis borrowed from its self-help source material. The plot is serviceable but somewhat formulaic — intersecting love stories with predictable arcs and tidy resolutions. The ensemble cast (Affleck, Aniston, Connelly, Johansson, Cooper, Goodwin) performs capably though no one is given particularly challenging material. Cinematography is functional and unremarkable, standard glossy rom-com visual language. Novelty is limited — the multi-strand relationship comedy was already well-trodden territory (Love Actually, etc.) and the film adds little formally distinctive, though the self-help framing device provides modest differentiation. The ending resolves each storyline neatly if somewhat predictably, landing acceptably for the genre without surprising anyone.