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A cute quirky romantic comedy that will make you think about your own personal life and/or love life. Are you living life to the fullest? This movie can make you relate to the movies, which makes it why many people have it amongst their 10 best flicks of the year! Anyone who watched high fidelity and eternal sunshine of the spotless mind might want to pick up this movie! It is a good movie and you will like it. The writer excels at writing the script! Great for dates or valentines day! Recommended! A++ good script. good plot. good comedy. good acting. good length (not too short not too long!) 4 stars out of 4 -- "The hopeless romantics are sure to fall head over heels with this one." Premiere - Premiere Staff (07/16/2009) 4 stars out of 5 -- “DAYS offers astute, funny insight into the confusion rife in love and infatuation. Gordon-Levitt anchors the film with an emotionally candid turn...” Total Film - Matt Mueller (10/01/2009) Included in Entertainment Weekly's "The Best Films Of The Year" -- "[E]xciting to behold...Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel beautifully catch the mood-ring melancholia of two lovers..." Entertainment Weekly - Owen Gleiberman (12/25/2009) Ranked #9 in Rolling Stone's "The 10 Best Movies Of 2009" -- "[Deschanel and Gordon-Levitt] are star-crossed lovers to die for." Rolling Stone - Peter Travers (12/24/2009) Ranked #6 in USA Today's "Top Ten Films Of 2009." USA Today - USA Today Critic (12/31/2009) 4 stars out of 5 -- "A sharp spin on the usual rom-com formulae, this is funny, sensitive and challenges the genre's gender conventions." Uncut - Chris Roberts (09/01/2009)Read full review
an indie romantic comedy. perfectly describes life & the relationships we may have. Rated: PG-13 Runtime: 1 hr 35 mins Genre: Comedies Theatrical Release:Jul 17, 2009 Starring: Zooey Deschanel, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Clark Gregg, Minka Kelly Director: Marc Webb Synopsis: "Fans of HIGH FIDELITY and ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND will be charmed by this quirky film that sheds a linear plot in favor of a memory-driven look at a failed romance. Joseph Gordon-Levitt (BRICK) stars as Tom, a greeting-card writer who dreams of becoming an architect and finding his true love. Zooey Deschanel (THE HAPPENING) plays Summer, a vintage-looking beauty whose ideas about love are entirely modern. As Tom remembers his 500 days with Summer, his mind jumps from moment to moment, largely thinking of the good times in their trouble-filled relationship. Indie darlings Deschanel and Gordon-Levitt are perfectly cast in this sweet, funny film that infuses the typical romantic tropes with reality. Anyone else would have caused audiences to hate Summer, but Deschanel is adorable enough that she still endears herself to viewers. Arthouse favorite Gordon-Levitt hasn’t played a traditional romantic lead since 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU in 1999, but here he proves equally adept at portraying Tom’s sweetness and his neuroses. Music-video director Marc Webb makes his feature debut with (500) DAYS OF SUMMER, and it’s easy to see influences of his past work. The soundtrack boasts songs from Regina Spektor, Doves, Feist, Wolfmother, and, of course, The Smiths, the band that brings the couple together. Webb also adds an innovative style to the dramedy, combining a naturalistic look at love with a non-linear plot, animated vignettes, and a triumphant musical sequence. The film’s mixture of cynicism and romance makes it perfect viewing for happy couples, the recently dumped, and the hopeful singles in the audience." -from RottenTomatoes.comRead full review
I really liked this movie because although it falls under the chick flick genre, it's really realistic. Tom and Summer have an awesome and seemingly non problematic relationship but as Summer says in the movie "what always happens, life" happens and they don't end up happily ever after. They both grow and find new people but it's obvious that Tom really loved Summer no matter what happened. I like how refreshingly truthful this story is! It's strange because I didn't like it at first when I was dating this one particular guy who was very much my Tom because I didn't like how the movie ended but after we broke up, it was just so truthful. I also liked how the things Tom and Summer do is not over done, it' s very much what real couples do (Ikea trips, getting a loose eyelash off of Tom's face and making him blow if off with a wish etc.) I also liked how it was filmed, it's not a straight 1-500 but a mixture of going back and forth between the beginning and the very end until it catches up in the middle and progresses. Over all, 500 Days of Summer is a very well done movie that is impressively captivating in a non showy wayRead full review
I love this movie. It is quite possibly my new favorite. It's different than all the other romantic comedies out there. Fresh, new plot. Actors were great! It was weird at first to see Joseph Gordon Levitt all grown up after watching him grow up on 3rd Rock from the Sun, but I can't picture anyone else in this role.
This movie visually is a reflection of the time. The peak of "hipsterdom" when everyone just wanted to listen to vinyl with a cute quirky girl or the shy guy. But like The Breakfast Club its message echos. Boy likes girl. Boy loves girl. His world is in her eyes. He's too close to see the forest from the trees and misses the signs. We've all had these experiences. Everyone has a Summer or had been someone's Summer
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