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The first thing I thought of when I saw clips of this film? It was another romantic comedy. Boy was I wrong! Not that I have anything against Rom-com's, but it's a genre of film that’s not always made well. Not that any of this matters because 500 days of summer isn't one.
It starts off, boy meets girl. Boy falls in love with girl. (So far heard it all before) But this is where it all starts to go wrong. Actually that all happens at the end of the film, they break up at the start. That’s the most interesting thing about this picture, it’s got a start, middle and an ending but it’s not lined up that way. Now this may seem like it would make the story hard to follow but it doesn't. In fact a feature that, on a first look, is set only take away from the viewer, adds to the comic affect. As well as the emotion developed through out. It’s as if, somehow, knowing the outcome of the story, and characters therein, makes you care more about the rest of their story.
The main focus of the plot is on Tom, (a man who writes greeting cards for a living, even though he knows he can do much more) and his miserable attempt to 'get over' Summer.
At its core 500 days of Summer is a well written, funny, heartfelt and honest look at modern relationships. It hits hard but not fast, and the sound track is GREAT! See it for the music alone. Who wouldn't want to see drunken people sing The Smith's songs!
3.5/5
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