500 Days of Summer begins by telling us that this isn't a normal love story and that is doesn't end with the boy and girl living happily ever after, or even together ever after. In the same way I am going to begin this review by saying that I really enjoyed this film. I know my film reviewer of choiceMark Kermode didn't enjoy this, I know some people might find it twee or glib or whatever but I kind of loved it.
What did I enjoy about it?
Well I found Joseph Gordon-Levitt totally charming- and disarming. I empathised with his character from the beginning of the film. The character is obviously semi, if not wholly (anyone who has seen the opening credits will get that), autobiographical and I guess it's just a sweet performance because his willingness to pummelled and shamed by this girl , the Sid to his Nancy, never became annoying to me.
It's also so nice to empathise so completely with a youngish male character, it felt like his angst was exactly the angst I reguarly have when I am around new men.
I, unlike Mr. Kermode, find Zooey Deschanel's kookiness appealing- and I always love what she's wearing- like every other girl. Actually though I liked her character Summer, I didn't necessarily like the way she treated Tom- but it was quite realistic because we don't always treat everyone we meet as we should.
The soundtrack is brilliant- particularly if you like depressing British pop music as they say in the film.
The ending certainly isn't unhappy- it's just not the standard ending for a romantic film. I went in to the film happy and came out happier- which can't be bad.
500 Days of Summer picture from www.allposters.co.uk
Great review, I'm going to have to check it out. xx
ReplyDeleteI really want to see this, especially because the screen writer wrote this about his time at LSE where I was also a student!
ReplyDeleteI loved this movie... one of my favorites of the summer!
ReplyDeleteHi Top Bird- let me know what you think if you see it- it might just be me- although I'm sure you'll love Zooey's clothes- and her apartment.
ReplyDeleteHi Marie- I didn't know that about the LSE, that makes sense about the British music references then. I just thought the screenwriter must have eclectic taste. If he is anything like as lovely as the character he wrote then I would like to meet him!
Hi Daily- it's great isn't it- he is so wonderful. I thought the character at the end (I don't want to spoil anything) wasn't what I'd expect, but that's the point really isn't it.
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