Released: July 17, 2009
Director: Marc Webb
Starring: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel
A very good romantic comedy, one of the better ones out there. Joseph Gordon-Levitt is fantastic and Zooey Deschanel is cute as a button. Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays Tom Hansen, an aspiring architect who has to settle for a job as a greeting card writer. His view on true love has been greatly influenced by his favorite band, The Smiths and the Dustin Hoffman film, The Graduate which is used as the main symbol throughout the movie.
The relationship between Levitt and Zooey Deschanel is fantastic from start to finish. You get the feeling that their love is real instead of the "this is cheesy I'm going to cover my eyes" type reaction that some will get from other love movies. Ever since The Lookout I've been a huge fan of Joseph Gordon-Levitt, his role in G.I. Joe managed to get audiences and critics going "this movie sucked but that Levitt guy was pretty good in it", and now with (500) Days of Summer, it looks like Levitt is on the way to becoming a big talent in the 2010's. Who knows.
The Verdict: 4.0
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