If a shared admiration of The Smiths was enough to win Zooey Deschanels heart I would be playing my i-pod at an inconsiderately loud level all the way to Hollywood (USA). Unfortunately things dont generally work out like that and I am more likely to attract a middle aged bouffant quif with brothel creepers from Brighton (UK). As much as I like the leading lady, I cannot say the same of her co-star Joseph Gordon Levitt, which I am sure will devastate him. Smug and irritating and with a smile made out of pompous sunshine, it is fair to say I am not his biggest fan. Having said all that it is not the worst movie you will ever see but as far as quirky romantic comedies go there are much better out there. This just tries way too hard to be hip.
Boy meets girl. Boy falls in love. Girl doesn’t.” Marc Webb’s 500 Days of Summer is refreshing because as its tag-line suggests, it tells the truth about love. Sometimes things just don’t work out. Simple. And that’s fine.
Zooey Deschanel is at the peak of her quirkiness in this tale of unrequited love. It’s no wonder why she is such a hero in the indie film culture. Set in LA, Tom Hansen (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) an ambassador for romance and a greeting card copy-writer with dreams of being an architect, thinks he has found his soul-mate in the love cynic, Summer Finn....
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3rd *ock from the sun
(500) Days of summer