Perfectly played, simultaneously serious and light, endlessly inventive, this is a strong contender for the most original date movie of the year. (Terrific) stuff.
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09/04/09
500 Days of Summer (2009)
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Reviews Counted:12
Fresh:10
Rotten:2
Average Rating:6.8/10
Consensus: A clever, offbeat romantic comedy, 500 Days of Summer is refreshingly honest and utterly charming.
Theatrical Release:02-09-2009
Synopsis: 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... [More]
Starring: Zooey Deschanel, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Clark Gregg, Minka Kelly
Director: Marc Webb
Reviews for 500 Days of Summer
1 - 12 (sorted by date; UK critics are listed first)
Top CriticIf it just misses being this generation’s ‘Annie Hall’, it’s still deliciously refreshing, sweet and fizzy. A sherbet dip of a movie.
09/04/09
Top CriticA new take on romantic comedy that doesn't quite live up to its ambitions.
09/04/09
Top CriticIt is hardly the freshest romantic comedy of the past 20 years. Taking the best bits from other movies and rearranging them in a non-linear sequence does not make for an original film.
09/04/09
Top CriticDespite clever moments and Hornbyesque touches of melancholy, it's let down by sitcom cliches, and by being weirdly incurious about the inner life of its female lead.
09/04/09
Top CriticAn ideal version of this film would be painful and playful, and a good deal less cluttered. But the one we get certainly has delightful moments. After any exposure to this year’s unfailingly smelly mainstream romcoms, it’s a breeze.
09/04/09
Top Critic(500) Days of Summer is something seldom seen: an original romantic comedy.
07/17/09
Top CriticI guess maybe I'm not Tom but Summer. I like your looks, and heaven knows I appreciate the energy you put into wooing me, but I don't want us to be a couple.
07/17/09
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07/17/09
Top CriticThe writing is often clever and the overall production playful and intelligent.
07/16/09
Top CriticBoy gets girl and boy loses girl in convoluted, sometimes cloying but ultimately winning fashion in 500 Days of Summer.
07/16/09
Top CriticIn romance, we believe what we want to believe. That’s the reason 500 Days of Summer is so appealing.
07/16/09
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