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I’m Sooo Into You......only, not really so muchBy Robert J. Sodaro He’s Just Not That Into You: Rated “PG-13” (129 Minutes) Starring: Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Connelly, Kevin Connolly Directed by: Ken Kwapis
To say that this chick-flick 20something date flick is light, romantic fluff would be the understatement of the year. Sure, sure it is all about the rough interpersonal interactions at the shallow end of the dating pool, and how guys are more interested in seeing what is available around the next corner (or in the next bar) than the perfectly attractive girl right in front of them. (which this aging baby boomer reviewer is beginning to define as reverse Steven Stills logic -- instead of loving the one you are with, these brainless dolts seem to prefer to fantasize about someone they never met.) Pity poor Gigi (Ginnifer Goodwin) who is looking for Mr. Right, but whose sole single-mindedness is the very thing that seems to be scaring away the very men she is attempting to ensorcelled. Perhaps her biggest problem is that not only does she believe whatever line of BS that a man feeds her, but she keeps making excuses for all of their very obvious shortcomings. She explains away this character flaw of hers (in particular, and women in general) by telling us that a the start of our young lives when boys poke or prod, or otherwise annoy young girls it is always explained to the girls that boys do this because they “like” the girls and are unable to fully possess this new and strange emotion, so they resort to hair-pulling and pushing. Girls then grow up always thinking that when a boy is mean to them it means they like the girl.
The re-education this film attempts to instill is that when a guy treats a girl badly it simply means that he just isn’t into you. Still it seems that Gigi isn’t the only one who just doesn’t get it neither does Beth Bartlett (Aniston) who lives with the perfect man who is willing to do anything for her but actually marry her. So Jen tosses him out because he won’t marry her. Personally, I don’t get it, but then I tend to use my whole brain when attempting to analyze information. Then there is Janine (Connelly) who, in spite of the fact that he is married to an uptight, controlling tightass doesn’t have the set on him that God gave to a church mouse and tell her to go pound sand with a rake, especially after he meets up with intoxicatingly free spirited Anna Taylor (Johansson — hey, I’m not embarrassed to admit that in spite of the fact that I love my wife I’d leave her in a heartbeat for Scarlet Johansson).
Well, as it turns out everyone in the flick more or less gets what they deserve. Which, needless to say, makes this film more unbelievable than Star Wars (interstellar travel, Wookies, and a all-encompassing generic “force” that binds the universe together I can accepts, “happily ever after” simply doesn’t compute to me. Still it is a cute date flick, and it is way better than Sex and the City. __________ This entire article is copyright (c) 2009 Freelance Ink, All rights reserved. It cannot be reprinted without specific, written permission from the author. Robert J. Sodaro has been writing professionally for over 20 years. During that time, his movie reviews and articles have appeared in numerous publications, as well as on the web; currently his reviews appear on the Web here and in print in More Sugar. Questions? Comments? Queries? Log in, and have your own say.  Add A Comment to this article
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