(500) Days of Summer |  | Actors: Zooey Deschanel, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Studio: Fox Searchlight
Category: DVD
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Rating:  175 reviews
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Format: AC-3, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Language: English (Unknown)
Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Discs: 1
Aspect Ratio: 2.40:1
Running Time: 95 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.3 x 0.6
MPN: 024543634621
UPC: 024543634621
EAN: 0024543634621
ASIN: B001UV4XUG
Theatrical Release Date: July 17, 2009
Release Date: December 22, 2009
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Product Description
Tom, a romantic greeting card writer, thinks that Summer is the girl of his dreams, but she does not believe that true love exists.
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500 Days of Summer is like the American Apparel of movies, in that tries really hard to be hip--so hard it sometimes evokes an involuntary cringe. The perfect soundtrack (indie-pop infused with cleverly ironic 80’s hits), the smart cinematography, the occasionally broken fourth wall… It’s a natural progression from mid-00’s “youth-culture” flicks like Garden State and it does a good job rounding out the decade. Everything in this dramedy resembles a music video and the characters are twentysomethings once again not living up to their full potential. 500 Days of Summer is touted as being really unique and original--it’s not. But that’s not to say that it’s not worth watching; it is, and mostly because of the leads. Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel play a couple whose relationship story is told through a series of out-of-order flashbacks. The non-linear storytelling means we hop moment to moment from sweet, romantic and fun to crushingly desperate and sad, because the ultimate point here is that even when we believe we may have found The One, said soulmate might not feel the same way. Gordon-Levitt is an exciting actor to watch and after a succession of very serious, very troubled roles, it’s a pleasure to see him here as a mostly well-adjusted young guy whose biggest problem is that he loves someone who doesn’t love him back. He’s the hero, and as such, Deschanel’s Summer Finn becomes the bad guy a little bit. But Deschanel plays it all big-eyed, conflicted and real and so you can’t help but forgive her. The much-lauded musical scene is tremendously joyful; if it doesn’t put a smile on your face, nothing will. 500 Days of Summer isn’t groundbreaking, but it's an entertaining movie about hip, beautiful people whose lives you can only enjoy for about two hours before getting back to your own. --Kira Canny Stills from (500) Days of Summer (Click for larger image)
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 What was the hype ? September 8, 2010
Bonnielass
My husband and I couldn't even finish the movie. It was that boring. What a loser !
Trying to love with blinders on August 24, 2010
Elisabeth
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
We're told early on this will be one of those boy meets girl stories...but oddly enough, won't be a love story. Instead, in a span of 500 days, you'll see Tom Hanson (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and Summer Finn (Zooey Deschanel) meet, go through the courting rituals, date, and then break up...but not in a linear timeline. The days skip ahead and jump back at random so the audience can piece together what went right with this couple and what went wrong.
During these 500 days, you'll learn about the personalities and relationship goals of each. The movie starts out with Tom being the hopeless romantic and Summer being the cynic about love. But as time passes, these roles begin to reverse.
This is one of those quirky type of movies you'll either appreciate or you won't. There's surreal imagery like Tom looking in the car mirror and seeing Harrison Ford, Tom having a happy day and imagining a cartoon bird landing on his shoulder, and Tom watching a black and white movie and imagining himself as the lead. Also quirky is how one of his best friends is a preteen girl.
But despite the movie's occasional wackiness, I still enjoyed this film. There's good messages here about living your passion and having the courage to communicate in an honest way. Towards the end of the 500 days, I thought this was going to be an anti-love movie, but just the opposite. Tom's weakness wasn't in wanting love, but in trying to love with blinders on. Once he finds the courage to remove those blinders, though, he's able to stop seeing what love should be and starts seeing what love can be.
 Refreshing Take August 20, 2010
Bargain Shopper
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Most breakup movies focus on the female-how she copes with her breakup and how she finds a new Prince Charming who sweeps her off her feet. This movie, however, couldn't be more polar opposite. The movie is told through the eyes of Tom, played perfectly by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. We see how he falls head over heels for the beautiful, sweet, Summer, played by Zooey Deschanel. The story goes far enough in depth to where we can sympathize for Tom when he and Summer break up. We watch Tom carefully disect everything that could have possibly made the relationship turn sour, and it's completely believable; Gordon-Levitt makes us relate to Tom and look into ourselves. After a breakup, who hasn't thought about every little detail that could have ruined the relationship? Things like not answering a phone call, or cancelling dates together, or even not complimenting the person. As the film progresses, Summer is portrayed cynically by Tom, subtly hinting that she tricked him into loving her. Tom tries to make Summer fall in love with him, even though early in the relationship Summer tells him she doesn't want a serious relationship.
One part of this film that's my most favorite is the scene where the screen is vertically split; It shows Tom's expectations on one side, while reality is on the other. Of course, reality is the total opposite of what he's hoping will happen. This perfectly sums up the entire movie in my opinion, because throughout the story, Tom expects Summer to fall in love with him, and the reality is, she doesn't.
The chemistry between Gordon-Levitt and Deschanel makes this movie sparkle; They both were perfectly cast and really worked well together. If you're looking for a movie to pull out your blanket, a pint of your favorite ice cream, and curl up on the couch, this is a fantastic film. I won't give the ending away, but I was left a little disappointed. It's cute, but I didn't feel it went with the whole tone of the movie. Personally, it is my favorite movie, and I highly recommend it if you're a fan of Zooey Deschanel's or Joseph Gordon-Levitt's other films.
Cute Movie With A Somewhat Odd Point Of Reference August 10, 2010
gail powers (Harbor Country, Mi,N. Naples, FL, Chicago area)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I liked this movie, but did not love it which is why I passed it on to a friend with the message 'pass it on to someone else'. The plot is about a guy who experiences the ups and downs in his relationship with a girl named Summer. Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel were great as the boyfriend and Summer. The supporting cast was good. Dialogue was realistic. Cinematography was good.
The negatives? Mostly for me it was the script. The scenes seemed to bounce around in a non-chronolgical order that took a little time to get used to. The end result unfortunately gave away the ending. There was no real element of surprise because the viewer was able to figure out where the main characters were coming from.
For what it's worth, this was a good movie but also one that is fairly easy to forget.
Best Dressed August 4, 2010
Jay Dickson (Portland, OR)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Marc Webb's indie twenty-something romantic comedy takes place in a Los Angeles that conforms pretty much as to how its hero, Tom (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), is himself: clean, hip, and retro. The film's narration sets us up to believe the film will be pretty much equally about how Tom, a greeting-card writer who once dreamed of being an architect, and Summer (Zooey Deschanel), his boss's assistant and the girl of his dreams, will see their ensuing relationship, although the reality is that the movie is mostly from Tom's perspective and Summer exists mostly as a commitment-phobic enigma to break his heart. (Her two-dimensionality is signaled by the film's cringe-worthy title pun.) The film, as has been noted elsewhere, is less original than it purports to be, although its playful time scheme (it zips back and forth from different points in their relationship--from infatuation to early love to disillusionment) is one of the most interesting things in the movie; among the least are derivative fantasy sequences where Tom sings his love with a crowd in a park (with a cartoon bird) and sees his relationship as a Bergman film. The best thing the film has going for it is Gordon-Levitt, whose animated eyebrows and cartoon squiggle of a mouth are marvelously expressive: he deserves a better film. The film seems to be a kind of advertisement for IKEA (there are multiple scenes set in the Los Angeles store) and for color-coding your wardrobe: Gordon-Levitt keeps to browns and blacks (with early 1980s skinny ties and cardigans), while Deschanel affects deep blues. How either of them affords their spectacularly expensive wardrobes, or their beautifully appointed one-bedroom private apartments in downtown Los Angeles, is something the filmmakers never explain.
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