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Witty, to the point, and a bit sad, He’s Just Not That Into You involves the worn out troubles of relationships, but at the same time is still an enjoyable movie

The film playfully bounces around the lives of six characters who all struggle with relationships, whether it be with marriage or dating. All loosely connected, the characters to some extent derive from Gigi, a young woman who has trouble reading the signals given by her dates. Gigi (Ginnifer Goodwin), confused and hopeless but at the same time amusing, gets dating advice from Alex (Jason Long), a bartender. From here, the characters branch off into a love triangle, which is actually more like a creative zig zag of relationships, and a long time couple disagreeing on their next step. Other well known actors in the cast are Jennifer Aniston, Ben Affleck, and Scarlett Johansson.

The label of this movie, “romantic-comedy,” did not misinform. The movie was definitely full of romance and light humor, entertaining those who can relate to the dating world and the rejection that comes along with it. The random documentary-like interviews provided a good laugh and transition between the worlds of the characters. Advice was given through these interviews and throughout the movie as narrated by Gigi, giving the movie a larger relevance than expected.

The behavior of some of the characters was realistic in their situations, but also slightly exaggerated to force a laugh. However, pity was an emotion felt throughout the movie, as some of the behaviors were slightly pathetic, but this also added to the light humor. The “aw” factor also took place, as is ritual for romantic-comedies, making it another “feel good” movie.

This movie would mainly appeal to young women as the movie is slightly biased towards men, who were seen as the rejecters rather than the rejectees with one exception in a six character movie. Fun and slightly dramatic, He’s Just Not That Into You is a good movie for a relaxing night on the weekend.