(500) Days of Summer
Tom (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is a successful greeting card writer in search of love when the woman of his dreams, Summer (Zooey Deschanel), comes to work in his office. Stunned by her beauty but mystified by her nonbelief in love, melodramatic Tom falls in love with Summer anyway and then makes every effort to woo her. But will Summer ever requite Tom’s love, or will Tom suffer a total heartbreak? Creativity in editing saves what could have been an otherwise ordinary romantic comedy. Meanwhile fun and believable performances from Gordon-Levitt and Deschanel lend to the film’s charm. Although, for all of it’s charm, there’s not a lot memorable to the overall package. Still worthy as a matinee, and maybe a date movie, but not a first date movie. (500) Days of Summer is rated PG-13.