Description
Fans of HIGH FIDELITY and ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND will be charmed by this quirky film that sheds a linear plot in favor of a memory-driven look at a failed romance. Joseph Gordon-Levitt (BRICK) stars as Tom, a greeting-card writer who dreams of becoming an architect and finding his true love. Zooey Deschanel (THE HAPPENING) plays Summer, a vintage-looking beauty whose ideas about love are entirely modern. As Tom remembers his 500 days with Summer, his mind jumps from moment to moment, largely thinking of the good times in their trouble-filled relationship.
Indie darlings Deschanel and Gordon-Levitt are perfectly cast in this sweet, funny film that infuses the typical romantic tropes with reality. Anyone else would have caused audiences to hate Summer, but Deschanel is adorable enough that she still endears herself to viewers. Arthouse favorite Gordon-Levitt hasnt played a traditional romantic lead since 10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU in 1999, but here he proves equally adept at portraying Toms sweetness and his neuroses. Music-video director Marc Webb makes his feature debut with (500) DAYS OF SUMMER, and its easy to see influences of his past work. The soundtrack boasts songs from Regina Spektor, Doves, Feist, Wolfmother, and, of course, The Smiths, the band that brings the couple together. Webb also adds an innovative style to the dramedy, combining a naturalistic look at love with a non-linear plot, animated vignettes, and a triumphant musical sequence. The films mixture of cynicism and romance makes it perfect viewing for happy couples, the recently dumped, and the hopeful singles in the audience.
Film Comment:
07/01/2009 "[The] compelling premise is given the rueful temporal hopscotch of ANNIE HALL, adapted to two twentysomethings and new cultural references..."Box Office:
07/14/2009 3 stars out of 5 — "Screenwriters Scott Neustadter and Michael Weber and director Marc Webb show a real insight into the contemporary audience by creating a movie that almost literally alternates between scenes of a relationship's glorious beginning and the details of it falling apart."Chicago Sun-Times:
07/15/2009 4 stars out of 4 — "[A] delightful comedy, alive with invention....There's a little black and white, a little musical number, a little Fellini, which is always helpful in evoking a man in the act of yearning."USA Today:
07/17/2009 "Much like ANNIE HALL did for a previous generation, (500) DAYS OF SUMMER may be the movie that best captures a contemporary romantic sensibility."Los Angeles Times:
07/17/2009 "[A]n original romantic comedy....It bristles with energy, emotional and intellectual, as it flits about the dizzying highs and weeping-karaoke lows of a passionate entanglement."New York Times:
07/17/2009 "(500) DAYS OF SUMMER finds just the right scale and tone, neither trivializing nor melodramatically overstating the delicate feelings it explores."Movieline:
07/17/2009 "As Gordon-Levitt matures and age begins to burrow into his boyish face, he's become a relaxed yet still cerebral performer....[Deschanel] intrigues by holding her cards close to the vest."Wall Street Journal:
07/17/2009 "Marc Webb's bright bauble of a boy-meets-girl comedy is a rueful tribute to the wisdom of hindsight..."A.V. Club:
07/16/2009 "In its brightest moments, (500) DAYS OF SUMMER delves honestly and insightfully into the mysteries of love and romantic chemistry, and how elusive a connection can be."Entertainment Weekly:
07/24/2009 "(500) DAYS is like a mood ring cued to the ups, downs, and confusions of modern love....[The film is] not just bitter or sweet but everything in between." — Grade: ARolling Stone:
07/16/2009 3.5 stars out of 4 — "[T]he sublimely smart-sexy-joyful-sad (500) DAYS OF SUMMER hits you like a blast of pure romantic oxygen. It turns the genre on its empty head and sees relationships for what they are — a bruising business."Premiere:
07/16/2009 4 stars out of 4 — "The hopeless romantics are sure to fall head over heels with this one."Total Film:
10/01/2009 4 stars out of 5 — DAYS offers astute, funny insight into the confusion rife in love and infatuation. Gordon-Levitt anchors the film with an emotionally candid turn...12/25/2009:
Entertainment Weekly Included in12/24/2009:
Rolling Stone's "The Ranked #9 in12/31/2009:
USA Today's "Top Ten Ranked #6 inUncut:
09/01/2009 4 stars out of 5 — "A sharp spin on the usual rom-com formulae, this is funny, sensitive and challenges the genre's gender conventions."
CAST
| Zooey Deschanel | ALMOST FAMOUS |
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| Joseph Gordon-Levitt | American Actor |
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| Clark Gregg | American actor, THE NEW ADVENTURES OF OLD CHRISTINE |
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| Minka Kelly | Actor in FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS (Television Series) |
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| Matthew Gray Gubler | Actor, CRIMINAL MINDS |
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| Rachel Boston | Star, American Dreams |
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| Geoffrey Arend | Star, BUBBLE BOY (2001) |
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| Chloe Moretz | Actor, AMITYVILLE HORROR (2005) |
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CREW
| Director | Marc Webb (Director) |
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| Screenwriter | Scott Neustadter (Screenwriter, THE PINK PANTHER 2) |
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| Screenwriter | Michael Weber (Screenwriter) |
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| Producer | Mark Waters |
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| Producer | Jessica Tuchinsky (Producer) |
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| Producer | Mason Novick (Producer) |
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| Producer | Steven J. Wolfe |
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| Director of Photography | Eric Steelberg (DP, QUINCEANERA (2006)) |
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| Composer | Mychael Danna (Score Composer) |
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| Composer | Rob Simonsen (Composer) |
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Video: Color
Original release:
95 min
, English (Original)
Weight factor: 1 item(s)
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95 min |
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PG-13 (MPAA)
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Catalog #: 3948869
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UPC: 024543634621 |
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Release NotesDVD Features: Region 1 Dual Layer Widescreen - 2.39 Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French, Spanish Dolby Digital Surround - English, French, Spanish Subtitles - Spanish
Titles
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500 Days of Summer
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English |
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