Fresh, funny, intelligent, and cleverly constructed, "(500) Days of Summer" tells the story of the 500 day romance between Tom Hansen (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and Summer Finn (Zooey Deschanel). Make that infatuation of Tom, would-be architect, present day greeting card writer, with Summer, free spirit and assistant to the boss, because the romance, for Summer, was over long before it was for Tom. Insistently non-linear, the movie gives us moments from the 500 days, all helpfully labeled by day number, in a thematic, dramatic, even didactic, order. It's been said that "500 Days" is a coming-of-age story masquerading as a romantic comedy, and Joseph Gordon-Levitt gives us all the pleasure and pain in another of his standout performances. And its nice to see Zooey Deschanel dating someone her own age. Currently in limited (only 85 theaters) release, it's playing now at the Mayan here in Denver.
Rated PG-13. 95 minutes. Marc Webb - Director, Scott Neustadter - Writer, Michael H. Weber - Writer, Mason Novick - Producer, Jessica Tuchinsky - Producer, Mark Waters - Producer, Steven J. Wolfe - Producer, Eric Steelberg - Cinematographer, Mychael Danna - Composer, Rob Simonsen - Composer, Laura Fox - Production Designer, Alan Edward Bell - Editor. Produced by Watermark and distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures.
Principal actors: Zooey Deschanel, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Clark Gregg, Minka Kelly, Rachel Boston, Matthew Gray Gublert, and Chloe Moretz.
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