Rating: PG-13
Movie Release Date: July 17, 2009
DVD Release Date: December 22, 2009
Plot 411: Tom believes in soul mates. Summer doesn't. This is their story.
Review: When Tom (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) sees Summer (Zooey Deschanel) for the first time, he knows instantly she's the one he's been waiting for his whole life. He believes in that kind of stuff. Summer, who recently moved to L.A. from Michigan, just wants to have fun and is not interested in a boyfriend. Their one-sided love story unfolds non-linearly and retraces their relationship as Tom retells the events to his two best friends and his younger sister. This movie didn't turn out to be as dramatic or comedic as I anticipated, but I still enjoyed it's quirky indie vibe. I especially loved the Enchanted parody and was amazed at Gordon-Levitt's singing and dancing ability. As the advertisments about this film reveal, this is not a love story. It's an un-love story, yet despite this negative-sounding concept it is actually pretty positive. The audience is privy to both the good and bad events that take place during Tom and Summer's relationship. Nothing major happens, but then isn't this like most relationships? There's no one big event that broke them up. There was no shouting match. No cops were called for domestic disturbances. Gordon-Levitt and Deschanel played the roles straight and you can find humor and sorrow in daily interactions and life in general. I loved Gordon-Levitt the most during Tom's times of heart break because you can practically feel his pain through the screen.
Watch It: If you enjoyed Gordon-Levitt in Brick or The Lookout. While those are definitely movies of a different genre, his performance continues to be wonderful in its subtlety.
Skip It: If found his best work to be in G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra. In my opinion, he completely sold out by taking that role and it's one of his worst.
Movie Release Date: July 17, 2009
DVD Release Date: December 22, 2009
Plot 411: Tom believes in soul mates. Summer doesn't. This is their story.
Review: When Tom (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) sees Summer (Zooey Deschanel) for the first time, he knows instantly she's the one he's been waiting for his whole life. He believes in that kind of stuff. Summer, who recently moved to L.A. from Michigan, just wants to have fun and is not interested in a boyfriend. Their one-sided love story unfolds non-linearly and retraces their relationship as Tom retells the events to his two best friends and his younger sister. This movie didn't turn out to be as dramatic or comedic as I anticipated, but I still enjoyed it's quirky indie vibe. I especially loved the Enchanted parody and was amazed at Gordon-Levitt's singing and dancing ability. As the advertisments about this film reveal, this is not a love story. It's an un-love story, yet despite this negative-sounding concept it is actually pretty positive. The audience is privy to both the good and bad events that take place during Tom and Summer's relationship. Nothing major happens, but then isn't this like most relationships? There's no one big event that broke them up. There was no shouting match. No cops were called for domestic disturbances. Gordon-Levitt and Deschanel played the roles straight and you can find humor and sorrow in daily interactions and life in general. I loved Gordon-Levitt the most during Tom's times of heart break because you can practically feel his pain through the screen.
Watch It: If you enjoyed Gordon-Levitt in Brick or The Lookout. While those are definitely movies of a different genre, his performance continues to be wonderful in its subtlety.
Skip It: If found his best work to be in G.I. Joe: The Rise Of Cobra. In my opinion, he completely sold out by taking that role and it's one of his worst.
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