(500) Days of Summer

I was really hoping and expecting to like this film. I was surprised to walk out of the theater annoyed at what seemed like an adolescent take on romantic love. Maybe part of the problem is that I recently watched Annie... Full review

Everyone loves summer. It's a time for friends, family, and fun. Ballgames, barbecues, amusement parks, and movies, summer is just a time to sit back, relax and enjoy. Enjoy time off, good weather and whatever else it might bring. Am I... Full review

"This is a story of boy meets girl. The boy, Tom Hansen of Margate, New Jersey, grew up believing that he'd never truly be happy until the day he met the one. This belief stemmed from early exposure to sad British... Full review

This was an excellent romantic comedy, although many might not agree that it is either romantic or a comedy. I found myself laughing out loud at many of the scenes, but the laughs in the theater were few, and I think... Full review

I don't regularly comment on movies, but this has a personal accord with me. My girl friend of one year broke up with me the day before I went to watch this film, as promised. That being said, Tom (Joseph Gordon... Full review

An utterly engaging bittersweet romance about a boy (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and a girl (Zooey Deschanel) who want different things from one another during the course of a gradually waning relationship. This is "Annie Hall" for the 21st Century. The film is... Full review

An opening disclaimer sets the tone for the rest of the movie: ironic and so true. The movie is fun, frustrating, simple, difficult, triumphant, and depressing, much like the nature of any loving relationship. (500) Days of Summer is a traditional... Full review

Who is Mark Webb? Anyone? Anyone? It is an astonishing piece of work for a first time feature film director. He counts with a beautifully crafted screenplay and two sensational leading performances and that's where the success of this comedy resides.... Full review

Greetings again from the darkness. The narrator warns us upfront ... this is not a love story. Still, we are so preconditioned by Hollywood, that directive merely floated around in my head until near the end of the film when I... Full review

I was lucky enough to see this in an advanced screening, and I am so glad I did. It was a fresh, modern love story with absolutely wonderful actors and actresses playing the parts. Adding to the wonderful film, is a... Full review

This spectacular movie is filled with great moments, incredible acting, carefully selected soundtrack, beautiful cinematography, and last but not least, top-notch directing.....Never was there a single moment in which the music was wrong.....knew just who he needed for this unique film.....This is the starting sentence of the clever romantic drama by director Marc Webb, titled "(500) Days of Summer".....Additional to the soundtrack was the sharp and clever dialogue which suited the two characters' personali ... Full Review

This is the starting sentence of the clever romantic drama by director Marc Webb, titled "(500) Days of Summer".....Never was there a single moment in which the music was wrong.....The chemistry between them was extremely heartening....Casting wise, the director did a great job....it made the couple more likable, especially with Gordon-Levitt's charm and witty comments which is infectious.... ... Full Review

The film isn't terrible.....But it is hardly the freshest romantic comedy of the past 20 years.....There's something a little dishonest about flaunting your superiority to the makers of mainstream romantic comedies....All the most successful scenes are borrowed from other rom-coms..... ... Full Review

An 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..... ... Full Review

Zooey Deschanel plays Summer, a doe-eyed hippie chick who's "just not that into" Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Tom, a frustrated architect-turned-greetings card writer..... ... Full Review

Principal photography began today on Let Me In , writer/director Matt Reeves' adaptation of Let the Right One In , in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Reeves ( Cloverfield ) and young stars Kodi Smit-McPhee ( The Road ) and Chloe Moretz... ... Full Article

In Steven Zeitchik's Risky Biz Blog on The Hollywood Reporter , he talks about whether Fox Searchlight's Oscar blitz over the past few years will come to an end. ... Full Article

You rocked my world the other day. In my last post , I despaired - some might say kvetched - about how today's economic challenges are causing Hollywood studios to stick to "mass market" tastes at the expense of more... ... Full Article

Here are selected minireviews of films in theaters, listed alphabetically. Some reviews originate at other newspapers that do not award star ratings. "(500) Days of Summer" Romantic comedy. ****. ... Full Article

One of the best films I saw this year was (500) Days of Summer -- the indie unromantic comedy that followed Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel's 500 fun, terrible, and dysfunctional days together. ... Full Article

ABC is developing the romantic comedy Friends With Benefits , from Imagine TV, Wedding Crashers director David Dobkin, and Scott Neustadter and Michael Weber, writers behind (500) Days of Summer . ... Full Article