He's Just Not That Into You

Its been a long time since I watched this movie – but it still deserves a review

A collage of love stories is a common format used in romantic comedies – the best examples I can think of right now is Richard Curtis’ - Love Actually and our homegrown copy Salaam-e-Ishq. While both movies were panned by critics, I confess I quite liked Love Actually – but then I like Notting Hill … :)

‘He’s Just Not That Into You’ is latest in this line of multiple-storyline romantic comedy – where all stories are somehow linked to each other. This one boasts of the most impressive cast yet – Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Connely, Ben Affleck, Justin Long (Die Hard 4), Ginnifer Goodwin and a host of others … I cant remember all their names. And yes, the cast has more female heavyweights – which isn’t necessarily a bad thing for us guys, is it ?

So whats new in the movie ?

Well, the movie uses the same cliché’d relationship issues faced by different couples – someone has commitment phobia, someone else’s life after marriage has lost the zing etc etc. But the newness comes from the dating fundae dispensed liberally throughout out the movie. It may not be applicable to us since 99.9% of Indians do not have the good fortune of going out on dates, but it is still a very funny and feel-good movie.

Ginnifer Goodwin almost repeats her character from Mona Lisa Smile – cute, plump and desperate to hitch up. However, most of her efforts fall flat on her face, till she is stood up at a bar, where Alex the manager there sort of takes pity on her - and starts educating her about what guys are really saying when they say they will call you etc. Around this central story, we see the other couples go through various ups and downs. The good fun is that this movie, though it shows guys in a bad light through Alex’s fundae, shows girls as equally insane and obsessed with signals :)

All in all, a very enjoyable movie – better watched with a date/girlfriend/wife.
And even if you have none of the above, its still loads of fun – AND you can ogle at Scarlett Johansson without any tension – boy she is HOT !!!