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Romcom has feminine feel

April 8 - 14, 2009
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I have been waiting so long to see this movie and after watching it I can truly say it was worth the wait.

I loved He's Just Not That Into You because it tells the stories of different people, sends good messages to the audience, the dialogue is really funny and most of my favourite stars are acting in it.

Seriously, this romantic comedy comes with all the right elements.

The film is based on the best-selling book with the same title and it mainly focuses on how men and women handle dating.

Although He's Just Not That Into You looks at the situation from a female perspective, men will definitely have few laughs if they watch it too.

Ben Affleck and Jennifer Aniston play Neil and Beth, a longtime unmarried couple who face trouble when Beth decides she wants to get married.

Drew Barrymore is Mary, a sweet trusting person who appears to attract only slick operators. Jennifer Connelly and Bradley Cooper play Janine and Ben, a couple who have been together since college and who have talked themselves into believing they are perfectly happy.

Ginnifer Goodwin is Gigi, an openhearted charmer who works too hard at dating and gets only disappointment in return. She is so is eager to please that you wonder why she is having so much trouble finding a good boyfriend, until you realise that's exactly the problem.

There is also Scarlett Johansson's Anna, a yoga instructor, Kevin Connolly's Conor, a real-estate broker suffering from unrequited love and Justin Long's Alex a bar manager who is with a different girl every night and leads an empty life.

The movie shows how people, well, mainly women, deal with false hope and how at times they behave ridiculously when they are rejected.

It is also about a group of women who gather around to show support and comfort to each other when they are faced with traumas in their love lives.

You can't help notice in this movie that it is focusing on the positive side of life and that everyone will end up being happy and gets what he or she deserves, but that is not very true in real life.

However, seeing everyone happy at the end boosts your day if you are feeling a bit down ... I think everyone likes to see a happy ending.

Showing in:_Seef I and Saar Cineplex







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