NaFF09 – 500 Days of Summer
Marc Webb
Marc Webb’s debut feature is a classic tale of unrequited love. But it’s so much more. Helped along by a zippy soundtrack and thoroughly engaging lead performances by Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel, 500 Days of Summer manages to combine elements of Tarantino-esque post-modernism and Shakespearean romantic farce creating a film that should influence romantic comedies for this generation the way When Harry Met Sally did for the previous one. Tom is a handsome but awkward greeting card copywriter who falls head over heels for Summer who’s just not as committed to the whole concept as Tom is. Love, sex, dating, infatuation, anxiety?it’s the stuff of the best romantic comedies ever made?and it’s all handled with a freshness not seen in the genre for some time by a bright new talent destined for great things.
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