Movie Review

While the movie goes into the excuses girls make about the guys they are dating, this movie may not present the issues in a way that make it relatable to Christian teens. It contains many modern day values rather than Biblical values, which can be offensive to some Christians.

The book, He's Just Not that Into You, delves deep into the lies adult women tell themselves about relationships, because often women are just too afraid to be alone. The habits start in high school, where dating is a huge deal, and they carry over into the grown up years. The authors of the book explain that, unless a guy is all about you (meaning he's calling you back when he says he will, paying attention to you, not putting you down, not cheating on you, and more) he's just not very into you and not worth your time and energy. The earlier you see the signs, the healthier and happier you will be in your relationships.

So, Hollywood got a hold of the book and turned it into a movie. While the premise of the book and movie are good - empower women to take control of their relationship and know when it's not a good thing - the one issue of having Christian teens see the movie is the sexualization of relationships. If you are a Christian teen abstaining from sex, the dating relationships in the movie might be a little harder to relate to.

Also, the movie is based on adult relationships. Dating changes a bit out of high school, and the ideas of career and marriage may be beyond what you care about.

While the movie holds a lot of great themes and lessons for women, and even teenage girls, i.e. not settling for someone who just isn't that into them, it may not be a movie that means all that much to anyone who isn't out of college yet. It also contains vulgarity and sexual content that may also make more of a worldly take on relationships rather than a Christian take on them.