Learn The Rules With He’s Just Not That Into You

Even though the film could have been re-titled The Critics Are Just Not That Into You, the romantic comedy He’s Just Not That Into You still rocked the box office. On June 2nd, we’ll see if audiences will be that into owning the film when it hits DVD and Blu-ray.

Based on the popular self-help book by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo, He’s Just Not That Into features an all-star cast playing a group of individuals suffering from relationship problems. There’s Ginnifer Goodwin whose character is rather delusional when it comes holding onto a guy and has a crush on Conor (Kevin Connolly) who is obsessed with an ex-lover (Scarlett Johnson) that is sleeping with a man married (Bradley Cooper) to Jennifer Connelly’s character. Then there’s Alex (Justin Long) who thinks he has his love life under control but learns that what he thinks he wants in a relationship isn’t what he truly desires. Ben Affleck plays Neil, a guy who loves his girlfriend (Jennifer Aniston) but doesn’t feel the need to marry her and Drew Barrymore a woman enthralled by every technological method of pursuing a man. Did I cover all of the elements of this plot? That doesn’t even matter because the film would have worked fine minus a few storylines, maybe even better.

The film may not be an Oscar winner and does portray women in a very demeaning fashion, but what it comes down to is that He’s Just Not That Into You is entertaining. Even though the constant jumping from story to story can get confusing it does give the film a nice, fast pace. At some points you’ll find yourself begging a character to just shut-up and move on, but that just proves the film is engaging and you do care about the people involved.

While I wouldn’t recommend watching this film on a date, the $28.98 will be well spent on the DVD for a night with the girls. In terms of bonus features, the DVD version is severely lacking. The only material it comes with is some additional scenes. On the other hand, the $35.99 Blu-ray version comes with additional scenes with optional commentary by director Ken Kwapis, an interactive newspaper that gives you an in-depth look at the lives of the film’s characters, “How 6 Simples Words Inspired a Book and Movie,” a featurette about how Kwapis uses specific film techniques to enhance a conversation, BD-Live features and a digital copy. The big disappointment here is the lack of bloopers. There is nothing more fun than seeing such a huge ensemble cast mess up on set. Oh well, we’ll just have to settle for the embarrassment their characters go through in the film.