(500) Days of Summer (PG13) 7.0

(500) Days of Summer (2009): An offbeat romantic comedy about a woman who doesn't believe true love exists, and the young man who falls for her. (7.8)

Director: Marc Webb
Writers: Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber
Stars: Zooey Deschanel, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Geoffrey Arend

The opening "disclaimer" cracked me up for being ever so spot-on (at least, for me) and that set the mood for the entire movie. Yeah, it is yet another (quoting Steve Martin from one of the Naked Gun movies) "boy meets girl, boy gets girl, boy loses girl ... same old story" type of a movie, but this one has its moments. Besides, the director does use the various "days" out of sequence so we get to see what the guy is going through, specially the heartache part, and shows the fact that there is no way to find any rationality in relationships. The chemistry between Deschanel and Gordon-Levitt is what makes this movie work. I think, the script was quite good in the sense that the lines didn't try to be overly funny or overly romantic; it just flowed naturally from the two lead characters. Then again, at the end, the writers want us to be optimistic ... no, no, no. That no worky. There are no second chances; you are miserable for the rest of your life; and, then you die--that's how it it should be, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. My Rating: 7.0