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The movie is a lighthearted romcom that is perfect for a weekend outing with the girlfriends. Similar to the Brit movie 'Love Actually', it tells the love stories of nine individuals that are interwoven together.

There is Gigi: the heroine in every chick flick, the romantic, the believer of true love. Played by the cute Ginnifer Goodwin, we can probably relate to her character as she painfully waits for that call from her date.

Alex (played by Justin Long) is the charming guy who befriends Gigi and dishes out pretty good advice. Like: if a guy likes a girl, he will call her. Period. Saying things like “I lost your number” or “My grandma is really ill” is just another excuse not to see you.

Then there is that golden 'couple' - Beth (Jennifer Aniston) and Neil (Ben Affleck) have been together for seven years. She wants to be married, but he doesn't believe in marriage.

Of course, in a movie about love, there has to be that seductive 'other woman'. Scarlett Johansson plays Anna who meets married man, Ben (Bradley Cooper) and thinks that he could be "The One". However, Ben and his wife, Janine (Jennifer Connelly) have problems of their own.

Hopelessly in love with Anna is Connor (Kevin Connolly). As her standby guy, he brushes off other dates, just hoping that one day, Anna would accept him as her boyfriend.

Rounding up the cast is Drew Barrymore as Mary, Anna's best friend. Updating the typical romance story to fit in with today's tech savvy new media culture, Mary looks for love online.

While the film can be improved in terms of plot, it experiments with interesting ways of telling a story. Probably inspired by the self-help book that it is based on, the movie is split into three parts separated by a question and a staged interview on the street which gives it an entertaining reality TV. At the end, the same technique is used to interview the characters about their love stories. Unique way to wrap up the story, unlike the usual montage sequence or cheesy happy event or some voiceover telling us what happened/what will happen.

The movie is rather enjoyable and has a few gem of a quotes that audiences will take with them after the movie. 'He's just not that into you' is an appealing and humorous take on dating problems and the complicated web of love.

Movie Quote: "Girls are taught a lot of stuff growing up. If a guy punches you, he likes you. Never try to trim your own bangs and someday you will meet a wonderful guy and get your very own happy ending. Every movie we see, every story we're told implores us to wait for it, the third act twist, the unexpected declaration of love, the exception to the rule. But sometimes we're so focused on finding our happy ending we don't learn how to read the signs. How to tell from the ones who want us and the ones who don’t, the ones who will stay and the ones who will leave. And maybe a happy ending doesn't include a guy, maybe... it's you, on your own, picking up the pieces and starting over, freeing yourself up for something better in the future. Maybe the happy ending is... just... moving on. Or maybe the happy ending is this, knowing after all the unreturned phone calls, broken-hearts, through the blunders and misread signals, through all the pain and embarrassment you never gave up hope."

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