People Are Hate-Reviewing ‘He’s Just Not That Into You’ And It’s Hilarious

In an unexpected turn of events, one of the worst romantic comedies of the 21st century has been in MAX’s top 10 for over a week. Don’t expect the film to be on any top romantic comedies lists, since it doesn’t do too well with modern audiences. The 2009 film He’s Just Not That Into You sits at a positive 6.4 out of 10 on IMDB, but hasn’t seemed to age well over time, with viewers coming to recognize that the film based on a 2004 dating self-help book is, well, out-dated.

If it’s so out-dated, then why is the romantic comedy trending in MAX’s top 10? Some are revisiting the film for nostalgia or genuine interest, while the majority are looking back at how hilariously bad the ensemble film is. The movie adaptation of the book He’s Just Not That Into You by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo, dictates the rules and myths that they say command the dating game. It follows a group of couples whose lives all converge in some way, with a focus on pointing out the good guys and the bad guys. And viewers are now taking to Letterboxd to give their reviews on how the film holds up and falls short. Prepare yourself for some hilarious take-downs.

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Generally, a romantic comedy is funny on purpose, not by accident, but Letterboxd users have differing opinions on the intentions of He’s just Not That Into You. Although the film includes a stacked cast featuring stars like Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Aniston, Scarlet Johansson, and Ben Affleck, the horrible plot and script, based on a “self-help” book that frames dating as a game that has to be played, drags the whole thing down.

Recent reviews criticized the script and the overwhelming format:

“All of these ensemble movies have a pretty low ceiling. Just too many plot lines and even when they are woven together well, nothing quite gets flushed out enough.

Bradley Cooper is king of the scumbags in this.

Jane Wickline wrote about Gigi on that one SNL skit.

Yeah I keep dropping this an extra half star like every 30 mins P-U” –
Stevie Hottz via Letterboxd

“Who wrote this? People who hate people?” –
LorileeSM via Letterboxd

Some found it reductive, playing into harmful gender stereotypes:

“This movie wants to be Love Actually so bad, but joke’s on you Ken Kwapis, I hate that movie too!

Cynical, formulaic, and kind of mean spirited. The first half hour of this movie is spent just going “Oh, they’re in this too?” like every five minutes. All men are evil, all women are crazy, and all gay people are just Kurt from Glee.

Admittedly has a solid late 2000’s soundtrack, plus the guy who voices Garrus in Mass Effect shows up for like thirty seconds… +1 star.” –
Andrew S via Letterboxd

Some reviewers hate to love the film packed with likable stars:

“jennifer connolly i love you

i also love this trash garbage dumpster fire of a movie, and i really wish i didn’t” –
Nico via Letterboxd

One review of a revisiting viewer details their uneventful experience of seeing the film in theaters:

“my first date ever when i was 13 a boy took me to see this. this movie was and is so bewildering and nonsensical that luckily it made no impression on me as i started getting into dating because i just had no clue what the plot of this was. adam corriera if you’re reading this why did you choose this movie to go see when Splice and Paul Blart; Mall Cop were viable options” –
Autumn via Letterboxd

Another reviewer gave their opinion on how the bomb of a film about love changed society in a positive way, by exposing our faults on the big screen:

“this is why we’re all medicated now” –
vivrr via Letterboxd

In the 2000s, romantic comedies were a surefire hit, and with He’s Just Not That Into You earning over $27 million at the box office in 2009, it was no exception. These days, romantic comedies struggle to get audiences in theaters, but perhaps revisiting a film like this one, and seeing all of its worst parts in stark relief, can give Hollywood some insight into how to let rom-coms be fun and sexy and cool once more