HE'S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU
Headline: ** Concerning the Absurdities of Modern Dating **
Title: HE'S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU
Quality: * * * Acceptability: -2
SUBTITLES: None
WARNING CODES:
Language: LLL
Violence: None
Sex: S
Nudity: N
RATING: PG-13
RELEASE: February 6, 2009
TIME: 129 minutes
STARRING: Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Jennifer Connelly, Kevin Connoly, Bradley Cooper, Ginnifer Goodwin, Scarlett Johansson, Kris Kristofferson, and Justin Long
DIRECTOR: Ken Kwapis
PRODUCERS: Nancy Juvonen
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Toby Emmerich, Michele Weiss and Michael Beug
WRITERS: Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein
BASED ON THE NOVEL BY: Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo
DISTRIBUTOR: New Line Cinema/Warner Bros.
CONTENT: (RoRo, HH, B, Pa, FR, Ho, LLL, S, N, AA, MM) Strong Romantic worldview with humanist elements and some light moral content, plus a comedy reference to a minor character being a Wiccan and two characters briefly discuss homosexual "dating"; 32 obscenities, seven profanities; no violence; both implied adulterous sex in one scene, adulterous kissing characters passionately kiss; upper male nudity, implied female nudity as woman undresses; drinking of alcohol; discussion of character smoking, but nothing onscreen; and, lying, divorce and couple's been living together.
GENRE: Romantic Comedy
INTENDED AUDIENCE: Older teenagers and adults
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SUMMARY: HE'S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU is a funny, entertaining romantic comedy about the absurdities of "modern dating." There is a mixed message about marriage, however, plus some foul language and implied sexual immorality.
IN BRIEF:
HE'S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU is a funny, entertaining romantic comedy about the absurdities of "modern dating." An all-star cast portrays several couples and their trials and tribulations. Ben begins to cheat on his wife Janine with Anna. Neil won't commit to marry Beth, even though they've been living together for seven years. Meanwhile, lovelorn Gigi sits by the phone trying to get a date. The voice of reason is Alex, who advises Gigi and other women that, if a man doesn't call, it's because he's not interested. That's the rule, and no one is the exception.
HE'S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU carries a number of mixed messages. The foremost is somewhat positive in that it says women should be realistic when it comes to relationships, though it doesn't excuse the men's negative actions in the story. Another positive message is that honesty is important. Sadly, Neil and Beth debate the value of marriage but conclude that it's not important if the couple is committed. Also, one marriage ends in divorce because of adultery. These mixed messages, and the movie's foul language and implied sexual immorality, warrant extreme caution.
