(500) Days of Summer (2009)

From NetFlix:

When his girlfriend, Summer (Zooey Deschanel), unceremoniously dumps him, greeting-card copywriter and hopeless romantic Tom (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) begins sifting through the year-plus worth of days they spent together, looking for clues to what went awry. As he recalls the good and bad times he spent with the commitment-phobic girl, his heart reawakens to what it cherishes most. Marc Webb directs this uncommon love story.

Although I laughed at lot watching “Just Friends (2005)“, daughter Kate thought it was a bit crass without much subtlety. So I watched “(500) Days of Summer” at her suggestion and the comparison was enlightening. In fact “light” is the operative phrase. No matter your age, pretend you are in your mid to late twenties, relax, and enjoy this unpretentious, easy-going, clever comedy. Think of the film as the bubbles in a glass of champagne.

2 thoughts on “(500) Days of Summer (2009)”

  1. I’m glad you enjoyed it… did you laugh more or less than “Just Friends”? I particularly like the scene in IKEA with the Chinese family peering into ‘their’ living room!

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