He's Just Not That Into You

Quite possibly, the best movie I've seen in a long time. It starts out with my favorite character in the movie, Gigi, a neurotic and frantic woman on the frazzling search to find love. She is beautiful and lovable, but what someone would call too "intense" about men. Meaning - she waits by the phone and obsessed hopelessly until the semi-relationship eventually fades away. The movie starts with Gigi's date with Conor, an adorable and aspiring real estate agent who is, unfortunately, in love with someone else. They were set up when Janine and Ben gave Conor Gigi's number - he sold them the house that they are currently renovating. Conor loves Anna, a beautiful and charming singer who he slept with once but always loved, and who he seeks and exclusive relationship with. Anna won't commit, and she won't sleep with him again. After hearing from Conor when his date with Gigi is over, Anna runs into a gorgeous stranger on the checkout line at her local convenience store. Brought together by Anna's overexcited reaction to winning a cheap cooler in a grocery store giveaway, they are immidiately infatuated with each other, despite his other obligations - his wife, Janine. It is the very same Ben that has helped set up Gigi with Conor that very same night. Gigi and Janine work together, and obsess about men together, along with their other friend Beth. Beth is beautiful, independant, and in a seemingly perfect relationship with (ZOMGBENAFFLECK) Neil. There's only one problem - Neil doesn't believe in marriage. She overanalyzes and believes it's because he doesn't really love her, and it's ironic that out of all the men in the movie - the most standup guy happens to be the one who doesn't want a wife. And speaking of men who are married, Ben eventually cheats on Janine with Anna (the whole theater was yelling at this part). Gigi, tired of waiting for him, goes to meet Conor at a place he mentions that he hangs out. She manages to make a fool of herself and meet Conor's best friend, Alex. Alex is a womanizer and playboy and enlightens Gigi to the fact that Conor doesn't like her, and continues to be her source of insight throughout the movie. Gigi overanalyzes his help, too. She takes his advice on the signals about when a man is interested, and takes Alex by surprise by kissing him, under the impression that he has feelings for her. They argue and she yells at him, confronting him with all his woman-hopping bullshit. I think, in that moment, when she throws all his own inadequicies back in his face, is when he really falls for her. Meanwhile, Ben tells Janine about his affair with Anna. Janine covers how she feels well, insisting on staying with him to make the marriage work. They have a problem in their relationship - they don't have sex, and Janine blames herself. She goes to his office to fix this problem and basically, seduce him. Too bad Anna is already there and has to hang out in a closet instead of having sex with Ben herself. When Janine goes, so does Anna - she is done with Ben for good. Janine goes home and finds Ben's cigarettes and realizes he's been lying about smoking. She snaps, and leaves his belongings for him downstairs to pack when he leaves. Don't let the door hit you on the way out, Ben. Anna then pursues a relationship with Conor, the lovable neighbor that's been there all along. All this time, Anna has had a friend named Mary. She works in advertising and sets up Conor's adds in the paper. Mary is pursuing men on a whole different plane - via the internet. Myspace, Facebook, online dating - all of them are at her disposal. Flanked by her three gay confidants, Mary advises Conor, although she has never met him, on his real estate advertising strategies. Beth, now alone after leaving Neil, tired of his lack of commitment, is a bridesmaid at her baby sister's wedding. Traumatized (I mean, can you blame her?), she relies heavily on her father for support through this tough time, and when he has a heart attack the day of the wedding, it seems her world really has come crashing down. She takes care of him, without the help of the men (her sisters' husbands), who continue to cause trouble for her with meaningless tasks. One day, after thuroughly fed up with the men's ways, she finds Neil, the only unmarried man in the house, washing the dishes and cleaning the kitchen. The unmarried man is the one who is contributing. Beth realizes that she doesn't need marriage, but only needs Neil. They move back in together, because Neil has been living on his boat, frequently visited by his best friend, who just happens to be Ben. Neil proposes, realizing that all he wants to do is be with Beth. Ben is alone due to his cheating ways. Janine is discovering a life without a serious relationship and focuses on embracing herself. Anna realizes she doesn't love Conor, who is heartbroken when she turns down his invitation for them to move in together. Gigi and Alex (the cutest part of the whole movie) are together and are doing well. Beth and Neil are perfectly happy together as well, finally married, to Beth's elation. At the very end of the movie, Conor is eating lunch, unbeknownst to him that Mary is a few tables away. They have only ever talked on the phone, but Mary recognizes him from the add. She calls him and they make eye contact, obviously she is not what he expected. They eat lunch together and it is implied that they start dating after that. This movie was great, I personally loved it. All the lives are intertwined and tied together so neatly. The moral of the story- overanalyzing life stops you from living it. Underanalzying life makes you blind to what is really there. The best thing to do it just live by your instincts, trust your own feelings, and know that when he doesn't call - he's just not that into you.