He's Just Not That into You (film)

He's Just Not That Into You is a 2009 American romantic comedy film directed by Ken Kwapis, based on the self-help book of the same name by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo, which in turn was inspired by a line of dialogue in Sex and the City. The film features an ensemble cast that includes Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Scarlett Johansson, Sasha Alexander, Justin Long, Jennifer Connelly, Ginnifer Goodwin, Kevin Connolly, and Bradley Cooper.
He's Just Not That Into You was produced by Drew Barrymore's production company, Flower Films, with Barrymore serving as an executive producer. Despite receiving mixed reviews from critics, it was a box office success, grossing over $180 million worldwide.


Production.
Baltimore, Maryland, was selected for the setting of He's Just Not That Into You because the city had not been used as the setting for recent romantic comedies. In addition, screenwriter Marc Silverstein had lived in the city for several years prior to attending college. However, only exterior shots were filmed in the city. Interior scenes were filmed in Los Angeles.
The film's original release date was postponed, moving from October 24, 2008 to February 13, 2009 then to February 6, 2009.


Cast.
Jennifer Connelly as Janine Gunders
Ben Affleck as Neil Jones
Bradley Cooper as Ben Gunders
Jennifer Aniston as Beth Murphy
Drew Barrymore as Mary Harris
Scarlett Johansson as Anna Marks
Kevin Connolly as Conor Barry
Busy Phillips as Kelli Ann
Ginnifer Goodwin as Gigi Phillips
Kris Kristofferson as Rod Murphy
Justin Long as Alex
Rod Keller as Bruce
Hedy Burress as Laura Murphy
Natasha Leggero as Amber Gnech
Leonardo Nam as Joshua Nguyen
Frances Callier
Greg Behrendt as Priest
Sasha Alexander as Catharine
Corey Pearson as Jude
Peter O'Meara as Bill
Angela V. Shelton
Bill Brochtrup as Larry
Brandon Keener as Jarrad
Luis Guzman as Javier


The film has received mixed reviews from critics. As of July 9, Rotten Tomatoes reported that 43% of critics gave positive reviews based on 145 reviews. Another review aggregator, Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 reviews from mainstream critics, gave the film a 47% approval rating based on 30 reviews. While the film received mixed reviews, Ginnifer Goodwin, Jennifer Connelly, Jennifer Aniston and Ben Affleck are often praised by critics as being the stand-outs in the film.
In its opening weekend, the movie made $27.8 million, topping the box office. Its total US gross is $93,953,653 while internationally it grossed $84,436,590 bringing the worldwide gross to $178,390,243 against a $40 million budget.