He's Just Not That Into You: Critic Reviews

He's Just Not That Into You turns romantic sanity into something so sanitized that it starts to make delusion look good.

Imagine an action flick in which the hero spends the entire movie chasing the villain without the satisfaction of smashing his enemy to smithereens.

An unendurable relationship-romcom, which you should avoid the way you would a glass of punch with a frothy gob of Anthrax floating on the surface.

He's Just Not That Into You succeeds more with clever one-liners than in its uneven scenarios. But it's light and entertaining, and its heart -- visible amid the cynicism -- is in the right place.

The story about five women navigating male treachery is so busy getting all its talking points in that it leaves no room for recognizable life.

The movie plays like Love Actually with half the brains and none of the nerve.

Yes, that's an impressive collection of actors. And yes, it's deflating to watch them wandering in and out of half-written scenes with no discernable direction.

He's Just Not That Into You feels like a sitcom that resolves each mini-dilemma before going to commercial.

Somehow, director Ken Kwapis and screenwriters Abby Kohn and Marc Silverstein have managed to construct a movie that stays on its feet.

He's Just Not That Into You has a likable cast going for it. Yet it suffers from its own relationship myopia.

Like that's a problem for Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Connelly and the rest of these people.

The problem with most of the film's women is that they are interested in only (a) the opposite sex, (b) dating and (c) marriage.

Until a rash of ridiculous happy endings takes all the bite out of the premise, He's Just Not That Into You has some fun with its bubble gum tone.

Director Ken Kwapis has the right touch for this material, making pointed observations without spilling blood.

The result is Woody Allen lite, with some deft observations about how the social media designed to bring singles together are actually coming between them.

What makes this one a cut above the generic is a tart dose of drama and hard-bitten intelligence amid the candy corn.

The saddest thing about this film, coming on the heels of the deplorable Bride Wars, is it continues the trend of supposed chick flicks that treat women as complete morons. Ladies, you're better than this. Way better.

Even at this length, there's not enough time to fully service many of the characters.

It has all the depth of a television sitcom parody. In the end, it's hard to tell who is more miserable -- the losers on the screen or the victims in the audience.

A not-quite-romantic-comedy that should click with the young-adult demos of both sexes.

Nominally based on a 2004 nonfiction best seller by two Sex and the City writers, the movie version of He's Just Not That Into You delivers, with far less wit, the same message as the show.

There isn't much chemistry, thanks to the limited screen time the couples have to share with many other couples.

A few truly profound statements emerge from the swirling hormones.

'He's Just Not That Into You' - a RomCom, yes, but also a pretty good film

Pretty routine, pretty forgettable.