The theory of why men are mean to women – which actually means that they secretly like them, is how this movie opens to a chuckling audience full of twenty-something hopeful women, and their gay friends. Gigi (Ginnifer Goodwin) is pining over Kevin Connolly, a realtor, but he wants the yoga teacher, Scarlett Johansson. Meanwhile Scarlett meets married guy, Bradley Cooper in the grocery store. His wife is Jennifer Connolly and she’s busy renovating their home. These characters indulge in so much over-analyzing their situations, it’s no wonder they barely have time for a real relationship anyway. And then there’s the ‘but I-want-to-get-married’ Jennifer Anniston, who wonders why Ben Affleck won’t finally marry her after eight years living together. All of these characters’ lives are driven by one person’s perception and another’s interpretation. And the women do a great job of rationalizing men’s faults. But when all these stories weave together, the lesson learned – that the not-so-happy audience knows – is something my mother used to say: If he likes you he’ll call. If he wants to see you, he will. It’s that simple, but it’s also very complicated. And it’s two and a half tiaras
