Peter went on “guy dates” to find the perfect guy for him but he can’t find his soul mate until he met Sydney Fife (Jason Segel).  They immediately click with each other as if they were meant to be together forever and that’s what I don’t like about I Love You, Man.

I Love You, Man is a chick flick with male leads.  Paul Rudd and Jason Segel are great comedians but they can’t save this movie from becoming a disaster.  I love Jason Segel’s Forgetting Sarah Marshall and I cringe every time I see Peter act awkwardly towards Sydney.  Maybe a bromance is not what I had in mind when I pushed the play button.

Sydney Fife (Jason Segel): Peter, I am a man.  I have an ocean of testosterone flowing through my veins.

And Peter is a woman. I don’t know how Peter managed to get himself a wife.  Maybe girls like their man to be just like them.  I Love You, Man might be enjoyable for the female of the species but it is not for me.  Even a cameo of Lou “The Hulk” Ferrignon can’t boost the testosterone level of this movie.

But I just don’t get the story. How can two friends fight over a trivial thing such as a wedding date? And would it be nicer for both of them to celebrate that momentous date together? Now after watching He’s Not Just That Into You and Bride Wars, I’m starting to think that women are real stupid and shallow. Why do chick flicks portray girls this way anyway? I know for a fact that true friends would rather support each other instead of fighting with one another.

After learning of the clerical mistake of booking their weddings at the same date, Anne Hathaway and Kate Hudson tried to sabotage each other’s wedding. This is where the supposed humor comes from but it came out dry.

Marion St. Claire (Candice Bergen): Sometimes in life there really are bonds formed that can never be broken. Sometimes you really can find that one person who will stand by you no matter what. Maybe you’ll find it in a spouse and celebrate it with your dream wedding, but there’s also the chance that the one person you can count on for a lifetime, the one person who knows you sometimes better than you know yourself is the same person who’s been standing beside you all along.

Murphy Brown summarizes the entire movie with that monologue. Your BFF will be there no matter what. This is precisely what happened in Bride Wars. On the day of their weddings, Anne’s groom backed out because he doesn’t love her anymore and Kate’s there for her. Kate got married with Anne as her maid of honor. Now as for Anne’s character, she discovered she loves Kate’s brother all along. Happy ending? Well not for the audience who had to endure the boring and uninspired writing of Bride Wars. This bridal tragedy should be avoided at all costs.

The characters in He’s Just Not That Into You are interconnected with each other and show various types of relationships. But it failed to impress me. Maybe because I’m a guy and this movie a major chick flick. I do enjoy romantic comedies but this one will belong to my worst list.

The movie stereotyped guys to be shallow. Males are supposed to be only after going into a female’s pants and breaking their hearts after. I’m disappointed to learn that this movie is based on book co-written by a guy.

The girls in He’s Just Not That into You are just plain stupid. Take for instance Ginnifer Goodwin’s character who desperately waited for the guy to call her after their date. If the guy doesn’t call, she should take it as a sign that he’s not into her. The girl characters lack common sense.

Gigi (Ginnifer Goodwin): Girls are taught a lot of stuff growing up. If a guy punches you he likes you. Never try to trim your own bangs and someday you will meet a wonderful guy and get your very own happy ending. Every movie we see, Every story we’re told implores us to wait for it, the third act twist, the unexpected declaration of love, the exception to the rule. But sometimes we’re so focused on finding our happy ending we don’t learn how to read the signs. How to tell from the ones who want us and the ones who don’t, the ones who will stay and the ones who will leave. And maybe a happy ending doesn’t include a guy, maybe… it’s you, on your own, picking up the pieces and starting over, freeing yourself up for something better in the future. Maybe the happy ending is… just… moving on. Or maybe the happy ending is this, knowing after all the unreturned phone calls, broken-hearts, through the blunders and misread signals, through all the pain and embarrassment you never gave up hope.

That quote is just an example of how He’s Just Not That Into You is hopeless. It over-analyzes things that could have been explained by common sense. It stereotyped both sides that messed up the meaning of love in the process.

I thought the movie would pick up as it progressed but it got much worse. A couple got divorced, long-time partners got married, stupid girl ended up with adviser, realtor hooked up with the producer of the movie, and hot girl gets nothing. How’s that for an ending?