Thanks to my hometown friend whom introduce me to this movie,i've learn a lot from what had happen and began more wide open for any consequences that may happen into my love life or even people around me.
I believe everybody have their own story.For good reason i believe you guys will enjoy watching this Film cus like i said it teach us a lot in define meaning of relationship, feelings and Love is all about.
Are you the Rules or the 'exception'...Choose wisely!
Nine people in Baltimore try to attain their romantic ideals, usually thwarted by the differing ideals and desires of their chosen partner. At the center of this is Gigi (Ginnifer Goodwin), a young woman who repeatedly misinterprets the behavior of her romantic partners.
Gigi and Alex
Gigi is an actively dating single woman who repeatedly misreads mundane actions and comments from her dates as indications they are romantically interested in her. She then frets when the guy doesn't call, constructing elaborate reasons to explain this.
Stood up at the bar one evening she befriends the promiscuous bar manager Alex (Justin Long) who reveals the strategies guys use to avoid a girl. He explains that if a guy likes a girl, he will overcome any obstacles to ensure they date again, and that Gigi has been misinterpreting and obsessing over imagined "signs" she receives from guys. This friendship continues and his eagerness to always assist, for example taking Gigi's call while he is on a date, is interpreted by Gigi as a sign that he is interested in her. She eventually makes a move but Alex claims he is not interested in her romantically. Gigi angrily remonstrates with him, and leaves.
Gigi has moved on from Alex and displays a more mature attitude to dates, no longer desperately trying to construct evidence the man is interested in her. However, in a role reversal, Alex has become obsessed with Gigi. After leaving several unanswered messages Alex arrives at Gigi's apartment to declare his love. They begin a serious relationship.
Janine, Ben, and Anna
Gigi's apparently more pragmatic co-worker Janine (Jennifer Connelly) is starting to have difficulties in her marriage to Ben (Bradley Cooper). With Janine focused on their home renovations Ben becomes attracted to Anna (Scarlett Johansson), a yoga instructor and aspiring singer, and the feeling is mutual. Ben and Anna pursue a flirtatious friendship under the pretense of him helping her establish a singing career. Ben reveals to Anna that Janine coerced him into marriage by an ultimatum that he either marry her or their relationship would be over.
Fervently anti-smoking (due to her father's death from lung cancer), Janine pointedly asks Ben if he has been smoking, and later is perturbed to find cigarette butts hidden in the back yard of the house. Ben insists they are not his. Their contractor Javier, aggressively interrogated by Janine, says none of his workers smoke at the house. During a tense shopping trip to select flooring, Ben reveals to Janine that he has slept with someone. Janine is devastated but rationalizes Ben's behavior, blames herself for being too cold in the relationship, and declares she wants to salvage the marriage.
After a positive meeting about her singing career, Anna begins to have sex with Ben in his office. They are interrupted by Janine who, hoping to spice up their marriage, has arrived unexpectedly. Anna hides in a closet and Ben attempts to send Janine away. But she makes a heartfelt plea to save their marriage, and there are indications she succeeds in seducing him. After Janine leaves Anna angrily departs through the office wearing only underwear, vowing to cut ties with Ben. As Janine tidies up Ben's clothes back at their newly completed house, fully satisfied to make it a home, she discovers a fresh pack of cigarettes in a pocket. She explodes in anger. When Ben arrives home he finds his clothes neatly folded with a whole carton of cigarettes, note attached from Janine saying, "Knock yourself out. P.S., I want a divorce." Janine moves into a new apartment by herself to start a new life. Anna is later seen sadly serenading the customers of an upscale nightclub. Ben is alone, purchasing the same beer at the same supermarket where he met Anna.
Conor, Anna, and Mary
Ben's lover Anna enjoys an enduring close friendship with Alex's friend, real estate agent, Conor (Kevin Connolly). He is romantically interested in her, while Anna considers Conor the same as a girlfriend. Conor misinterprets her hugs and cute nicknames for potential romantic interest.
Anna's friend, Mary (Drew Barrymore) is in ad sales for a local gay newspaper. She helps Conor promote his real-estate business in a series of print ads. Like Gigi, she meets many men (mostly online), but despite constantly monitoring emails, pager, phone, and myspace messages, the "meetings" go nowhere.
While Conor attempts to cultivate a gay clientele, two gay men tell him how he is going wrong with Anna. Taking their advice, Conor decides to declare his love to Anna. Vulnerable after falling out with Ben, Anna agrees to start a serious relationship with him. When Conor proposes buying a house and moving in together, Anna admits she does not want to, and they break up, but remain friends.
Mary later runs into Conor, recognizing him from his ad photo, and introduces herself: they have only spoken over the phone. They hit it off, and begin dating.
Beth and Neil
Gigi's other co-worker, Beth (Jennifer Aniston), is living with her boyfriend, Neil (Ben Affleck), who is also friends with Ben. After seven years together, Beth wants to get married, but Neil does not believe in marriage. With Gigi's new found pragmatic stance on relationships after advice from Alex, she announces that she will no longer misinterpret vague gestures from men as more than they really are. This spurs Beth to confront Neil about their relationship. When he still does not want to get married, she breaks up with him.
Later, the fraught preparations for her younger sister's wedding bring the issue into sharper focus to Beth. During the reception, her father suffers a heart attack. Beth constantly looks after him as he recuperates while her sisters sit moping and their husbands remain glued to the television, the household falling into chaos. Neil arrives with groceries and has tidied the kitchen. The two reconcile, with Beth saying that Neil is more of a husband to her than her sisters' spouses are to them, and she will not insist they be married. Neil later proposes marriage, and they marry in an intimate ceremony aboard his sail boat.
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