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On the surface, 500 Days of Summer seems like an another pop-culture filled film about two young adults meeting and falling in love shot in a TV commercial-esque manner or a very, very long music video. Peek a little closer and you will realize it is intelligent, funny, suave and colourful. And totally different than most other comedy-drama's of its time. Two different personalities meet and often clash with each other. One believes in love and the other doesn't. There are so many similarities between this and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind that I think 500 Days is a prequel to it, which of course, it's not. The energy of the film is unmissable and the characters are very well written, both major and minor. I now understand fully the hype behind it and I'm now in love with it, totally. Even though it is mostly comedy, it manages to cram in many other genres in its 95 minute running time. The best 95 minutes I've ever seen, for that matter.
I mean, now this is a very sophisticatedly made film with two extremely well written and well acted characters in the lead. Either you end up hating them or loving them, you cannot say the journey you spent with them was boring. The supporting duo's, McKenzie and Paul, contribution to the film is also unavoidable. Loved their characters and the things they said. So basically, 500 Days is like watching a magician on-stage; His main aim is to leave you speechless but manages to make you feel otherwise as well.
From the performances, Joseph Gordon-Lewitt gets a thumbs up from me. His portrayal of Tom Hansen reminded me of Jim Carrey from Eternal Sunshine and Edward Norton from Fight Club. He handled it greatly and stayed true to his character till the very end. An impressive performance indeed. Then we have Zooey Deschanel as Summer Finn. This is the first time I'm seeing her on-screen and I must say, I was taken aback by her tackling of the character. She bought a lot of shade and mood in her character which reminded me of a young Ginger Rogers. From the supporting, Matthew Gray Gubler and Geoffrey Arend, as Paul & McKenzie, respectively, were awesome. They were very fun to watch and each had their funny moments.
In all, 500 Days of Summer is a very intelligent comedy-drama film that will leave you pleased. That being said, they should now make a sequel; 500 Days of Autumn.
8.0/10
