He's Just Not That Into You

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This is yet another movie that tries to do so much that there is little to it. The cast is huge and all the various story lines crisscross and tie in, and it makes you want to try and figure out how (but it’s really not worth it). The basic premise is an examination of the lies women tell themselves about men to make not-so-great situations better. There is the man who won’t get married, the man who is going to leave his wife (soon, he promises), and the guy who isn’t going to call back.

The movie stars Jennifer Connelly, Jennifer Aniston, Ginnifer Goodwin, Ben Affleck, Bradley Cooper, and Justin Long. Each character is in some stage of romantic unhappiness, with Janine suspecting her husband of lying to her, Beth unable to get her boyfriend to marry her, and Gigi desperately seeking a connection, any connection. The men are just placeholders. I really don’t know if I liked it or not. I guess I’m indifferent. Some of the stories have a happy ending, some don’t, and I’m left wondering what the message was supposed to be.

I think you should wait for cable.

Rating: ★★☆☆☆ 

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