Movie Review #16 500 Days of Summer

500 Days of Summer (2009) Zooey Deschanel Joseph Gordon-Levitt Directed by Marc Webb

The good movies are starting to sneak out one by one...which must mean the summer is coming to an end...and for movie goers...I think I speak for us all when I say...um...why can't we have better movies in the summer (really robots and transforming robots...we can do better)? Well whatever the years number 2 great film has just shown up at theaters and it is none other than the honest and beautifully written love story...that is not a love story, called 500 Days of Summer. Joseph Gordon-Levitt does a brilliant job being the wussy greeting card writer Tom Hansen, he like many of us is in love with the idea of Love. Zooey Deschanel (an absolutely fascinating creature) plays Summer Finn the one who thinks love is a fairy tale, and honestly you just can't take your eyes off of these two. The chemistry is non-stop and carries the movie all the way through. Tom meets Summer at work and after some awkward attempts, the two hit it off in a romance that is destined to last well um around 500 days? It is somewhat complicated, not your typical tale of boy meets girl, let's just say that. The Story is really written well ( I am really jealous I didn't write this) by Michael Weber and Scott Neustadter. In addition the direction and cinematography in the film are beyond cool. Marc Webb knows how to make it feel both like a legit Romantic Comedy and a thoughtful Art House film...and to his credit it works as both masterfully. Geoffrey Arend and Matt Gubler do a nice job as Tom's friends in the film, and the very pretty Minka Kelly shows up for a brief but effective little part. This film is so honest about love (we have all been here...or if you haven't you suck cause I have) that it makes you feel both sad and relieved that you are not the only one who may think or feel like these two people. The actors were so spot on in delivering the story that I really hope they work together again. The Hurt Locker was great, and as far as I can see right now...it's only real competition is 500 Days of Summer...a truly great film. Go see it...like now!!

(The Shawshank Scale 1-10) Zooey Deschanel and Cobra Commander in love...honestly it works better than you think and a wonderful story that really hits home for some deserves nothing less than a best picture worthy 8.0...a must see this year.

Food For Thought: I had both a French Vanilla Latte and a mix of Espresso and Birthday cake Ice Cream...so now I have to work out lol. Zooey Deschanel has Your Highness filming now, and I have heard good things about a DVD movie called Gigantic so check those out. Levit has G I Joe (Move Review #17) out now and Elektra Luxx coming soon about a pregnant porn star...also a film called Hesher co starring the great Natalie Portman. Marc Webb's next work is non-other than Jesus Christ Superstar...um yeah...that's all I got. Go see 500 Days of Summer before Autumn falls!!!!!