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Tell Others About This Page By Using This Button "HE'S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU" (2009) (Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Aniston) (PG-13) Alcohol/ Drugs Blood/Gore Disrespectful/ Bad Attitude Frightening/ Tense Scenes Guns/ Weapons Heavy Minor Heavy Minor None Imitative Behavior Jump Scenes Music (Scary/Tense) Music (Inappropriate) Profanity Mild None None None Heavy Sex/ Nudity Smoking Tense Family Scenes Topics To Talk About Violence Heavy Mild Heavy Heavy Minor QUICK TAKE: Romantic Comedy: Various people try to interpret signs and signals in their current and prospective relationships about where they stand in the hearts of minds of their significant others. PLOT: Gigi (GINNIFER GOODWIN) is a young woman who's so focused on finding and holding onto love that she obsesses about why men don't ever call her after their first date. Her latest neurotic-tinged obsession is with Conor (KEVIN CONNOLLY), a real estate agent who's best friends with voluptuous yoga instructor Anna (SCARLETT JOHANSSON) but wants something more from their relationship. Conor and Gigi were set up by the latter's friend and coworker, Janine (JENNIFER CONNELLY), who's currently remodeling her home with husband Ben (BRADLEY COOPER) who she essentially pressured into marriage after dating since college. That's unlike their other friend and coworker, Beth (JENNIFER ANISTON), who can't get her boyfriend, Neil (BEN AFFLECK), to get married despite them dating for seven years and currently living together. Newspaper ad sales rep Mary (DREW BARRYMORE) would consider herself lucky to get just that far, as she's perplexed by the array of ever-expanding technology one must check and update to see where they stand in the dating world. And then there's bar manager Alex (JUSTIN LONG) who's seemingly content just playing the field without looking for any sort of long-term relationship. When Gigi comes into his place searching for his friend Conor, Alex sets out to inform her about how and why men act the way they do, matters that still perplex the other women regardless of the seriousness of their relationships. As Gigi and Mary continue to try to find new love in the dating pool, Conor tries to get Anna to commit to something more with him. And that's despite her now being interested in Ben who's torn between her and Janine, all while Beth eventually gives Neil an ultimatum regarding their relationship. WILL KIDS WANT TO SEE IT? If they're fans of anyone in the cast and/or romantic comedies, they just might be interested in it. WHY THE MPAA RATED IT: PG-13 For sexual content and brief strong language. CAST AS ROLE MODELS: GINNIFER GOODWIN plays a young woman so desperate for a relationship that she's become neurotic in her obsession about why her first dates don't ever call her again. She then latches onto Alex as her sage about relationships and men. She uses some profanity and drinks some. JENNIFER ANISTON plays her friend and coworker who has a boyfriend in Neil, but is frustrated by his unwillingness to marry her despite their 7-year, live-in relationship. She uses profanity (some of it briefly strong) and must care for her father after he has a heart attack. JENNIFER CONNELLY plays their other friend and coworker who's obsessed with dishonesty, particularly in regard to believing that her husband has started smoking again (stemming from her father dying from lung cancer). She uses profanity and must contend with her husband cheating on her. SCARLETT JOHANSSON plays the voluptuous and sultry yoga instructor and aspiring singer who latches onto Ben, not only because he might be able to help her career, but also because she's sexually attracted to him. She ends up sleeping with him, and is noted as having had sex with Conor, now her best (male) friend. KEVIN CONNOLLY plays that real estate agent who wants something more out of that relationship, including a return to them having sex. He also occasionally poses as being gay in hopes of getting additional real estate business, uses some profanity, and drinks some. BRADLEY COOPER plays Janine's husband who finds himself tempted by Anna and eventually falls prey to that, having an affair with her. He must then decide what to do about that. He uses profanity and buys beer in several scenes. JUSTIN LONG plays a bar manager and self-admitted bachelor who enjoys playing the field, but then finds himself drawn to Gigi after giving her advice about how most men view relationships and dating. He uses profanity and drinks some. BEN AFFLECK plays Beth's long-time, live-in boyfriend who's fully committed to her, but doesn't believe in marriage and thus doesn't want to take that next step with her. He smokes once. DREW BARRYMORE plays an ad sales rep for a gay newspaper who's perplexed by the dating world and how technology plays into and complicates that. CAST, CREW, & TECHNICAL INFO HOW OTHERS RATED THIS MOVIE Curious if this title is entertaining, any good, and/or has any artistic merit? Then read OUR TAKE of this film. (Note: The "Our Take" review of this title examines the film's artistic merits and does not take into account any of the possibly objectionable material listed below). OUR WORD TO PARENTS: The following is a brief summary of the content found in this romantic comedy that's been rated PG-13. Profanity consists of at least 2 "f" words (one partially muffled), while other expletives and colorful phrases are also uttered. Sexually related dialogue is present (some of it gay related), as is some sexual activity (groping, undressing, making out, etc.), but no actual intercourse is seen (although it occurs off camera). Varying amounts of cleavage are present, and a woman skinny-dips in a pool (a man sees her full nudity, but we don't). Bad attitudes are present, including a husband who has an affair, thus leading to tense family material. There's drinking as well as just alcohol present in many scenes, some crude humor is present, and a boy pushes a girl to the ground while an upset wife breaks a wall mirror. Should you still be concerned about the film's appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home, you may want to look more closely at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content. For those prone to visually induced motion sickness, there's some up and down and side to side movement on a boat. ALCOHOL OR DRUG USE Miscellaneous people have drinks. People have drinks in a bar, including Conor who has a beer, while Gigi has a drink, but it sounded like it was club soda. Ben buys beer in a store. Alex has a beer, as does Conor. One of Alex's employees shows a lot of cleavage and comments on the two of them having a good time the other night. He replies that it's amazing what ten shots of some sort of liquor will do (as he essentially blows her off). Miscellaneous people drink in a bar, and Alex tells Gigi to let him buy her a drink. Conor and Anna have wine by them, but don't consume any. Gigi and Janine have drinks in a bar where others drink. A bridesmaid states that Beth's sister is getting married due to being pregnant. The bride says that's not true, with the other person telling her to chug a beer to prove it (no beer is present). Miscellaneous people drink in a bar. When Alex sees Conor in his "gay shirt," he playfully asks if he wants a beer or an apple martini. We see wine in front of Alex and a woman as they make out. When Gigi calls him, he says he'll fix her up with a friend and that they'll all meet for drinks. Ben has a beer on Neil's boat. People have drinks at a wedding rehearsal dinner. Gigi has a drink as do miscellaneous people, and Alex then has one with her. Miscellaneous people drink in a bar. Beth and others have champagne at her sister's wedding reception. Various people drink at Alex's party (seen in several scenes). Various men are insensitive to Beth trying to help out around her dad's house following his heart attack. They drink beer (one has many bottles by him, while a later scene features him and other men with beer) and watch TV rather than help her. A miscellaneous woman holds a drink. Beth states that a guy on a boat invited her in for a white wine spritzer. Miscellaneous people drink. Ben buys beer in a store. BLOOD/GORE A boy pushes a girl to the ground, stating he did so because she smells like dog poo (other related talk of poo follows that). The girl's mother then explains the boy did that because he likes her. There's an onscreen title of "If she's not sleeping with you..." followed by a miscellaneous man talking about rules of not sleeping with a woman if she does certain things, including if she "takes a dump" in your bathroom. DISRESPECTFUL/BAD ATTITUDE A boy pushes a girl to the ground, stating he did so because she smells like dog poo (other related talk of poo follows that). The girl's mother then explains the boy did that because he likes her. Gigi tells various white lies to Alex about her non-existent relationship with Conor. There's talk of various miscellaneous affairs. A bridesmaid states that Beth's sister is getting married due to being pregnant. The bride says that's not true, with the other person telling her to chug a beer to prove it (no beer is present). Ben becomes increasingly tempted by Anna, telling her, "You're really hot." Alex states nothing happened when he finally found a woman he had just met earlier, stating that's because her "ass looked really huge in the daylight." At various points in the film, various men lie to Gigi about their intentions toward her and/or their plans. Beth's male cousin, at her sister's wedding rehearsal dinner, gets up and comments on the older Beth still being on the market, adding that she's an older model but still has good miles left on her (thus embarrassing her in front of family and friends). Conor fakes being gay just to try to get gay real estate clients. Ben cheats on Janine with Anna. Various men are insensitive to Beth trying to help out around her dad's house following his heart attack. They drink beer (one has many bottles by him, while a later scene features him and other men with beer) and watch TV rather than help her. FRIGHTENING SCENES Beth's dad experiences chest pains at his other daughter's wedding. He collapses to the floor from a heart attack, but is later seen alive, albeit confined in bed. GUNS/WEAPONS None. IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR Phrases: "Is f*cking hot" (partially muffled), "Just turn it the f*ck down," "If he treats you like he doesn't give a sh*t, he generally doesn't give a sh*t," "Dip-sh*ts," "Bullsh*t," "Oh sh*t," "Giving me sh*t," "You look like sh*t," "I don't give a sh*t," "You piece of sh*t," "I may do a lot of stupid sh*t," "You lying sack of sh*t," "MySpace is the new booty call," "You're a d*ck if..." "An ass that makes me want to dry hump," "I just got hard," "Are you kidding me?" "Before he freaks out," "Your friend Terry is an idiot," "Pissed," "It looks like a deflated boob," "Psycho," "Please don't cyber-stalk him," "You asshole(s)," "Her ass looked really huge in the daylight," "Gay adjacent," "Douche-bag," "You're really freaking out," "I screwed up," "Oh God no," "A-mazing," "Suck it," "Welcome to my world, asshole" and "Dude." Some guys might be inspired to treat women like some of the men do, especially toward Gigi. JUMP SCENES None. MUSIC (SCARY/TENSE) None. MUSIC (INAPPROPRIATE) None. PROFANITY At least 2 "f" words (1 partially muffled), 28 "s" words, 1 slang term using male genitals ("d*ck"), 1 for breasts ("boob"), 8 asses (4 used with "hole"), 2 craps, 1 damn, 6 uses of "Oh my God," 4 of "God," 3 of "Oh God" and 1 use each of "Dear Christ" and "Jesus." SEX/NUDITY Having just met her, Ben proclaims that Anna is "hot," but then says he's married and can't proceed (they're just talking outdoors at this point). Gigi leaves a phone message for Conor, but when she gets off script, she starts rambling, talking about more women than men being admitted to law school nowadays, adding they practically have penises now. One of Alex's employees shows a lot of cleavage and comments on the two of them having a good time the other night. He replies that it's amazing what ten shots of some sort of liquor will do (as he essentially blows her off). Anna shows varying amounts of cleavage (sometimes a lot) in various outfits throughout the film. There's talk of various miscellaneous affairs. Conor and Anna briefly discuss the attributes of people, including those noted as being sexy. She then briefly kisses him before leaving. About a painting he's just hung on the wall, Neil jokes that it looks like a deflated "boob." Another painting shows a woman in a bikini top and a man in what looks like a diaper. Janine and Ben briefly kiss. Mary works at the Baltimore Blade, a gay newspaper, and runs an ad for Conor in it (where he poses as a gay man to get gay clients for his real estate business, while we see related personals in the publication, including photos of shirtless men). Various employees there are portrayed as being gay, and one tells Mary that MySpace is "the new booty call" (in terms of postings about dating and such). A bridesmaid states that Beth's sister is getting married due to being pregnant. The bride says that's not true, with the other person telling her to chug a beer to prove it (no beer is present). That bridesmaid and others show some cleavage in their dresses. Ben is again tempted by Anna, telling her, "You're really hot." Referring to Anna, Alex jokes with Conor that she won't sleep with him (Conor). Conor replies they've already done that, prompting Alex to state she won't anymore, and Conor admits that's correct. Anna tells Ben he has an "ass that makes me want to dry hump." He repeats that phrase in amazement and she then stands and strips nude in front of him (we only see him, his reaction, and her clothes hitting the floor) before jumping into the pool. She tells him to join her, but he says he can't trust himself, so she tells him he can just watch (we see the tops of her breasts at the water line, as well as a distorted (by the water and camera angle) view of her nude body in the water (nothing explicit). Gigi passionately kisses a guy and tells him that kisses are more intimate on the second date. She then excuses herself to the bathroom (where a cartoon figure painting shows cleavage) and she calls Alex for advice, interrupting him from making out with a woman. Beth shows some cleavage. Alex states that he always knows there are more women out there, probably with smaller pores and bigger implants. Despite dressed and pretending to be gay to get more gay real estate clients, two gay men note how Conor acts toward Anna. One says it's obvious she won't sleep with Conor who says they used to sleep together all of the time, but then amends that to once. The gay men then demonstrate to Conor gay signals of wanting or not wanting to sleep with another man (basically just staring at each other in slightly different ways). There's an onscreen title of "If she's not sleeping with you..." followed by a miscellaneous man talking about rules of not sleeping with a woman if she does certain things, including if she "takes a dump" in your bathroom. We see Ben sitting upright in bed, with the sheets just covering his crotch. We then see Anna walk up wearing just a men's dress shirt. He states that he doesn't sleep with women who aren't his wife, but she reminds him that she's a woman (and not "women") and lies down on the bed. He then kisses her belly and the scene ends there, but sex is implied. About a singing phone message left on Mary's answering machine by a date, one of her gay coworkers jokingly states, "I just got hard." They all then hear that same man accidentally leave the same sort of message for another woman on Mary's machine. Ben admits to Anna that he slept with someone else. After everyone has left a party except for Gigi, Alex states he has to go to bed, with her asking if that's an invitation. He's confused by that remark, but she then climbs on and passionately kisses him before he stops her. Janine tells Gigi that she thinks Ben's affair is also partly her fault, saying that she forced him to marry her and that they don't have sex anymore. When Gigi says all couples have lulls, Janine adamantly states that they never have sex, and thus what else could she expect he'd do. There's an onscreen title that reads "If he's sleeping with someone else..." and a miscellaneous older woman talks of her various husbands cheating on her (including one found in bed with his "big-breasted" secretary), but then alludes she was never caught herself. Ben escorts Anna into his office, locks the door, and proceeds to passionately kiss her, and then grope her clothed butt in her dress with both hands, followed by turning her around and groping her clothed breasts. He then starts to undress her, down to her slip and then her cleavage-revealing bra and they start to get onto his desk, but a knock on the door by his wife interrupts them. Ben hurries Anna into the closet, tries to regain his composure, and then lets Janine in. She then comes on to him (not realizing what's just occurred), revealing cleavage in a camisole or something similar and then lifts up her skirt and straddles him on his office chair. They then kiss some and the scene ends, with sex implied. When she later leaves, he then lets Anna out, still in her slip. She then storms out, stating he'll never touch her again. Conor and Anna passionately kiss and we next see them in bed, post-sex. The back of Beth's shirt rides up when she hugs Neil, displaying her bare lower back. Beth and Neil do some brief, passionate kissing when getting back together. After she rebukes his offering of something more serious, Conor asks Anna if they can dial it back to when they were just sleeping together and she goes over and hugs him (both are clothed). Alex passionately kisses Gigi and she then does the same back to him. SMOKING Janine asks Ben if he's smoking again. He says no, asks why she asks, and she comments on him being jumpy. Janine finds some hidden cigarettes and automatically believes they belong to Ben. She later confronts him about that, reminding him that her father died of lung cancer, but he states they aren't his. Neil smokes and offers one to Ben who declines that. Janine asks her contractor if any of his men are smoking on the job site, and he says no. A miscellaneous man holds a cigar. After finding cigarettes in Ben's stuff, Janine proceeds to throw his clothes around and then smashes a wall mirror to the floor, shattering it and its frame. TENSE FAMILY SCENES Janine finds some hidden cigarettes and automatically believes they belong to Ben. She later confronts him about that, reminding him that her father died of lung cancer, but he states they aren't his. Ben admits to Anna that he slept with someone else, thus devastating her, but she tries to save the marriage. Beth's dad experiences chest pains at his other daughter's wedding. He collapses to the floor from a heart attack, but is later seen alive, albeit confined in bed. Janine tells Gigi that she thinks Ben's affair is also partly her fault, saying that she forced him to marry her and that they don't have sex anymore. When Gigi says all couples have lulls, Janine adamantly states that they never have sex, and thus what else could she expect he'd do. After finding cigarettes in Ben's stuff, Janine proceeds to throw his clothes around and then smashes a wall mirror to the floor, shattering it and its frame. Ben comes home to find his possessions neatly arranged on the steps along with a note from Janine who states she wants a divorce. TOPICS TO TALK ABOUT The comment about conflicting signals that men give off to women who don't know how to interpret them. Relationships and the way many women and men view them differently. A boy pushes a girl to the ground, stating he did so because she smells like dog poo (other related talk of poo follows that). The girl's mother then explains the boy did that because he likes her. Beth wonders if she and Neil are going against nature by noting getting married. Neil then states that he doesn't believe in marriage. Gigi being obsessed with getting a call from men after their first dates. The question of what if you meet the love of your life but are already married to someone else. Alex stating that many women like the drama of not knowing if a guy is going to call them. A guy sits with Beth and admits that he's a Wiccan. Alex asks why women build up things about men in their minds and then twist all of that into something else (referring to Gigi thinking he's romantically interested in her). Janine tells Gigi that she thinks Ben's affair is also partly her fault, saying that she forced him to marry her and that they don't have sex anymore. When Gigi says all couples have lulls, Janine adamantly states that they never have sex, and thus what else could she expect he'd do. VIOLENCE A boy pushes a girl to the ground, stating he did so because she smells like dog poo (other related talk of poo follows that). The girl's mother then explains the boy did that because he likes her. After finding cigarettes in Ben's stuff, Janine proceeds to throw his clothes around and then smashes a wall mirror to the floor, shattering it and its frame. Reviewed February 3, 2009 / Posted February 6, 2009

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