JUNE 30, 2009
This is Not a Love Story
(500) Days of Summer
At the start of the nearly impossible-to-resist (500) Days of Summer (in theaters 7/17), the audience is warned, “You should know up front that this is not a love story.” Technically, this is true; the film, by director Marc Webb, is more a heart-tugging anatomy of romance, a road map from infatuation to heartbreak, than boy and girl meet cute, live happily, etc. But don’t be fooled: It’s very much a love story—just of a wonderfully different variety.
Tom (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is a romantic who has the misfortune of falling hard for his winsome co-worker Summer (Zooey Deschanel), a pragmatist where affairs of the heart are concerned. Their story unfolds through flashbacks as Tom tries to win Summer back while at the same time wrestling with the idea of Summer and the conflict between perfect love and reality. The highs, the lows, the depression—it will all ring true thanks to a spot-on script and strong performances. Plus, the soundtrack—which includes the Smiths, Regina Spektor, the Pixies and Belle & Sebastian—is almost worth the price of admission.
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The trailer for (500) Days of Summer
To She & Him’s (Zooey Deschanel and Matt Ward) cover of the Smiths’s “Pease, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want”
