Monday’s Movie Review: (500) Days of Summer
Posted By CarrieK on January 4, 2010
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Kevin and I watched (500) Days of Summer last night and I absolutely adored it. Kevin liked it, too, which is saying something for a romantic comedy. Of course, this romantic comedy doesn’t follow the typical formula – in fact, the narrator tells us at the beginning, “This isn’t a romance.” It is, however, romantic, and smile-inducing.
Tom has always believed that “The One” is out there, just waiting to be found. When he meets Summer, he knows he has found her – in spite of the fact that Summer tells him that she doesn’t believe in love and that she just wants to keep things casual. Tom and Summer embark on a relationship, and Tom falls head over heels. The story is told out of order, with Day 1 being the first day they meet – and the movie keeps flipping forward and backward, giving us pieces of their relationship.
My husband enjoyed the fact that it was told from the perspective of a guy – and showed what it was like for a guy when a girl gives him the “just friends” speech. I loved the casting; Joseph Gordon-Levitt is one of the most promising young actors – and my new crush, even though I’m 10 years older than him. Who’d have thought the kid from 3rd Rock from the Sun would turn out to be so incredibly brilliant? And Zooey Deschanel is also wonderful as Summer, the embodiment of Tom’s romantic dreams.
This is truly a must-see film – if only for the dance scene to “You Make My Dreams Come True.” The first thing I did this morning was find that scene on YouTube and watch it again.
5 out of 5 bags of popcorn
Even though my movie critic sister scoffs at this movie, overall everyone is talking about htis movie as one of their favorites of the year. I’ve even seen it mentioned in the same sentence as Oscars. I must see it!
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Sandy – I don’t know if i would say it’s worthy of Best Picture, but it was certainly a great way to spend the evening!
My son and I went to see this last summer and I liked it a lot more than he did. We’re both big fans of Zooey Deschanel.
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Kathy – I was surprised at how much my husband enjoyed it!
I’m so glad you enjoyed this movie! It’s near the top of my Netflix queue, and I can’t wait to watch it!
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Carrie – Let me know what you think!
I admit I haven’t paid much attention to this movie, but you’ve got me curious now. I’ll add it to my Netflix list and give it a go. It sounds like a good one.
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Wendy – I had kind of avoided it, too – but then so many people were saying it was their favorite movie of the year – I had to see what all the fuss was about.
I loved it!
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Amy – I put it on the top of our queue after reading your year-end favorite movies post.
Good to know! I was wondering whether to watch it or not. I think I might be able to stream it from Netflix. Thanks!
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Sharla – definitely worth a watch!
Hey,
I have resently started my very own blog on movie reviews because i have such a pasionss for them. How did you get your readers to know your out there?
Ms. M – the best way is to leave comments on other people’s blogs, and fill in your blog link in the url field.