(500) Days of Summer

Pros: Gordon-Levitt, Deschanel, Moretz, a clever and perceptive script
Cons: Pacing issues and some weak storytelling elements

At the beginning of "(500) Days Of Summer," a young man and a woman are sitting in a park. The woman has placed her hand on top of the man's. She's wearing a wedding ring, and pleased with her state of affairs. They look as if they were best friends, but ...

Pros: Clever direction and cinematography, good "true" storyline
Cons: Nothing major

As far as these romantic comedies go, it’s (usually) lots of clichés and the same old tried and tested story: Boy meets girl, boy breaks girls heart, boy loses girl, boy wins girl back, they live happily ever after. “This is a boy ...

Pros: Tremendous script, oustanding direction by Webb, Deschanel and Gordon-Levitt are terrific
Cons: Er, requires you to pay attention?  A bit surreal?

I consider myself a pretty average movie going guy.  I may go more frequently than your average person, but my tastes lean in a decidedly guy direction.  I'll see romantic comedies at the behest of my girlfriend, but they are pretty hard to ...

Pros: Direction, Screenplay, Look, Editing, Music, & Cast, notably Gordon-Levitt & Deschanel.
Cons: None, Though Audiences Might Be Put Off by its Unconventional Tone.

Romantic comedies often divulge into formula with boy meets girl or vice versa, they start to talk, fall in love, have a brief break-up, and then realize they're right for each other. While it's a formula that's often worked for so long, it's also ...

Pros: Gordon-Levitt & Deschanel have twinkly appeal to burn.
Cons: Why, oh why, the jumping around in time and silly flights of fancy?

(500) DAYS OF SUMMER is a cute movie with two very likeable stars.  Its narrator tells us at the beginning, “this is NOT a love story,” but it is at the very least a story of romance.  We meet Tom (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), a greeting ...

Pros: Light, somewhat clever, tongue-in-cheek rom-com
Cons: forced, a bit smarmy and purposefully hip

On one hand there are way too many upbeat blurbs with exclamations points attached to (500) Days of Summer trying to tell you what a FANTASTIC ROMANTIC COMEDY this movie is....It is a better than average romantic comedy that seems to ...

Pros: Insightful and witty script, excellent actors, cute graphics
Cons: Not enough of the random yet funny commentator

              Meet Tom, greeting card writer.  Meet Summer, receptionist at Tom’s company.  Tom falls for Summer at first sight.  They date for a couple months.  They bre...

Pros: Fetching female role and sympathetic male role. Nice ending.
Cons: A little bit of profanity.

500 Days of Summer opens with a disclaimer that the events in it do not represent anything from real life, like “Jenny Beckman”­—then calling her an unflattering name. Ah, I tell myself, some­one is playing with us the ...

Pros: Well acted, well directed, well scripted.  Holds your interest throughout.
Cons: Where is it located?

Have you ever loved someone more than they loved you?  or vice versa.  Then you know the breakup has to be handled delicately, especially if one of you doesn't have a clue that it's over.    500 Days  slowly, sluggishly ...