The trailer for the movie adaption of the Greg Behrendt, Liz Tuccillo best-selling, lower-your-expectations self-help book for girls, “He’s Just Not That Into You,” has hit the web and it looks just as bad as we expected.
Here’s the synopsis:
Screenwriters Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein team up to adapt writing duo Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo’s best-selling book concerning the ever-widening gap between genders and the misunderstandings that often arise between couples. In the film, a woman who can’t seem to get a grip on the men in her life pursues an advice columnist who never quite knew what he wanted in a relationship. Prolific television director Ken Kwapis (Freaks and Geeks and The Office) helms a romantic comedy produced by and starring Drew Barrymore. The ensemble also includes Jennifer Connelly, Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Aniston, Ben Affleck, Justin Long, and Ginnifer Goodwin.
Besides starring just about every big female name today, the movie brings absolutely nothing to the table. And seriously, the premise is insane, they want us to believe Jennifer Connelly, Scarlett Johansson and Ginnifer Goodwin can’t get dates? (Drew Barrymore we can believe) The film comes out this winter on February 6th, just over a week before Valentine’s day and a perfect pity date to take yourself to alone the following weekend. Ugh.
“Drew Barrymore we can believe”
lol.
I don’t understand this at all. These are supposed to be A-list actresses and this is going to be super shitty. Why would they accept such an obviously shitty pitch?
Over Thanksgiving I was forced to sit in the living room while everyone watched boring TV and I ended up reading every magazine on the coffee table, one of which was Vogue with a Jennifer Aniston interview. She basically ripped into this movie and said the premise (these women all NEED men to be happy) was sort of insulting and outdated. She didn’t really explain why she did it in the first place though.
I haven’t read “He’s Just Not That Into You,” but from what i have read about it: the idea that a book needs to be written for women for them to “get through their skulls” that this guy just doesn’t like you, he likes fucking you is so brutally condescending it makes my head spin.
And then the fact that women bought this book in droves is equally sad. I mean, i haven’t read it, but i have had friends (and Playlisters) who have and essentially tell me as much if I remember correctly.(Astrud, please chime in).
I love the soundtrack! It’s a good mix of songs and I’ve listened to it over-and-over 10 times already! I definitely recommend checking it out.