Made in 2009.
It's sad when the majority of romantic comedies that hit the screens these days are at the standards of flicks like The Ugly Truth and All About Steve, but 500 Days of Summer provides a slight beacon of hope for rom-coms everywhere. Marc Webb takes helm of a clever script with two incredibly charming leads, Joseph Gordon-Leavitt (of 10 Things I Hate About You fame) and Zooey Deschanel (the "different" but beautiful girl), and creates a movie as funny as it is honest. Reality of modern relationships drives the film and the material never seems dry. The story progresses in a broken order, counting off the 500 days Gordon-Leavitt's character has with Summer (Deschanel), and sometimes it's tough to keep up, but the stars seem to align towards the end and everything makes sense. Romantic comedies aren't usually known to keep an audience in wonder, usually staying with the formula and giving the audience not a lot to think about. 500 Days of Summer is a different kind of joint that has the givens of making you laugh and making you cry, but what makes it stand out is its ability to make you think.
Rating:TIGHT JOINT
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