He’s into me!
I just finished watching He’s Just Not That Into You and yes, I know I’m practically a year late. I really should be up on these things considering the genre in which I write. I told my husband I wanted it and he got it for me. I’ve been promising him for months that I’d get around to watching it and now I have! I think I was too worried that it would be one of THOSE movies. The thinly veiled chick flick that comes out shiny and happy in the end and has no basis in reality. I knew the book wasn’t like that…in fact, the book is supposed to serve to write idealist women a big fat reality check. I didn’t want to witness the book handed over to Hollywood and turned into some whitewashed, some day your prince will come, happily ever after farce.
Spoiler Alert! But I gotta tell you if you’re later than me to see this movie, you probably had no intention of watching it anyway.
So, I didn’t think this would happen, but in that “ensemble cast” the character I pulled for the most was Gigi. (She is played by Ginnifer Goodwin, an actress with whom I’m not very familiar. I remember her in Win A Date With Tad Hamilton, and she did very well in the sidekick role, but she totally made this movie for me. Even with all those big names on the marquis, she killed it. I also heard that she’s going to be in Ramona and Beezus which is set to be released in 2010. My daughter and I are waiting anxiously to see that one. Definite mommy-daughter date movie!) Gigi was just a mess. She was adrift in a world of “what if” and clinging to all the wrong advice. I mean, there were so many moments that were just, “Oh, honey, no. Don’t do that.” But Gigi just kept right on doing what she was doing. She was neurotic and desperate and so overly hopeful. It was almost painful to see her put herself out there like that! Kind of like watching Pepe Le Peux chase that snooty cat, knowing he’s going to fall off the clothesline and she will sniff disdainfully in his direction and keep right on going. Gigi was tough for me to deal with at first. Then, GiGi prevailed and it was the sweetest victory. It was a moment where my heart swelled and I literally wanted to hug her until she squeaked…like we were really friends. I felt as if I’d been going through dating hell with her and for her to FINALLY get what she was looking for all along…mmmm…it was delicious!
So, if you haven’t yet and you’re at all interested, even if you’re a bit hesitant, like I was, just go ahead and watch it.
