For all the success Drew Barrymore has had in romantic comedies like "The Wedding Singer," "50 First Dates" and "Music and Lyrics," it shouldn't come as a big surprise that the film star is a big fan of the genre. So needless to say, deciding to do "He's Just Not That Into You," the latest movie from Barrymore and her production partner, Nan Juvonen, was a no-brainer.

"Nan based Ginnifer Goodwin's character, Gigi, on me. I'm like that Labrador puppy out there looking for love," Barrymore said in a recent @ The Movies interview. "I still have that hopeless romantic in me and I love fairy tales and I love love. It gets me out of bed every day."

Opening in theaters Friday, "He's Just Not That Into You" is based on bestselling novel by "Sex and the City" writers Greg Beherndt and Liz Tuccillo. An ensemble comedy that also stars Jennifer Aniston, Ben Affleck, Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Connelly and Justin Long, the movie weaves together stories of a group of 20- and 30-somethings as they try to figure out, among many things, how to read signs from the opposite sex.

Barrymore said that's she's really into the concept of "He's Just Not That Into You" because, quite simply, it's about real life.

"What I like about the movie is that there's no prince, secret romantic identities or a happy Hollywood ending," Barrymore said. "It's about a real dissection of life and relationships. Because it's an ensemble piece there a lot of different storylines to relate to. It has a reality-based tone and I couldn't be more proud of it."

Among the trials and tribulations Barrymore's character, Mary, faces in "He's Just Not That Into You" is the interpretation of romantic signals through the sprawling world of technology. Forget about good, old-fashioned phone calls and letters: Today's world of dating has been redefined by texting, instant messaging and social networking, making the signs of the opposite sex all the more difficult to read.

"I missed the Pony Express. I'm reading 'Anna Karenina' right now and people have to just wait and be patient. It's about sending a messenger and 'I'll see you in three weeks,'" Barrymore lamented. "Now it's about texting someone and you expect an instant response. Maybe they're in a meeting or maybe they don't know what to say. Or, maybe their friends are telling them what to text back. It's exhausting."

In a way, the movie gave Barrymore a chance to let loose of all of her frustrations with technology as it relates to the dating game.

"I sat with Nan and the writers and told them, 'This is what I want to say because I'm frickin' totally freaked,'" Barrymore said, laughing.

That's not to say she's totally against using technology as a tool in romance. She's just trying to figure out its place in it all.

"I want to be an optimistic person -- I hate cynicism -- so I'm sure it's enabled a lot of romances, which is a positive thing," Barrymore said. "But we can't say that technology hasn't changed the game. So how do you navigate it? We're trying to figure it out together."