He’s Just Not That Into You Blu-ray Review
Reviewed by Imran Butt, 15th July 2009
“He’s just not that into you” is a well meaning rom-com but the concept and delivery is flawed. It’s been directed thoughtfully enough but it’s not quite worked as intended and surprisingly the end result misses the mark by some fair margin.
The blu-ray disc on the other hand does have some redeeming features about it. Both video and audio aspects are of good quality and on the technical front you will have little complaints. The extras however are disappointingly light and the omission of a simple audio commentary is very poor by today’s standards.
With a storyline that’s not particularly strong anyway the whole thing is then further muddied by a focus upon far too many characters. The roster of actors and actresses were certainly challenged to earn their corn here and it would be unfair to say that there aren’t some good performances. Unfortunately though beneath what turns out to be a very thin exterior it’s simply not that great a film for anyone to work with.
There’s no shortage of a star-studded cast to help boost the ratings and the line up is an ensemble of household names. Looking in from the outside this film really should have had quite a bit going for it. Whilst it did have some draw at the box office, beyond that I would have to say that there’s little standout substance in this movie to make it a must watch at home.
As a comedy it falls rather short and as a romantic movie it touches on far too many awkward issues to leave you feeling uncomfortable. It’ll probably leave your other half pondering ‘why on earth did they want to watch this movie with me?’
