Tuesday 28 February 2012

(500) Days of Summer
(2009)

RATING:60%
FORMAT:DVD

Collation of the minutiae of being in sexual love that does not add up to the self-revelatory experience that it really is. The decided lack of a definition of the state-of-mind that this film claims to explore is its downfall; lacking originality in its expression and content, while failing to enlighten.

Twenty-somethings still having teenage infatuations that leads nowhere, the film confuses shared interests with shared values. As usual with those who theorize about an experience before (or instead of) having it, when it does not agree with their hypothesis, they reject the lived experience and pretend there was something wrong with it - but nothing wrong with their theory. To take love for granted - as this film does - is just as bad as taking the one you love for granted.

Gimmicky and uneven, the only real reason to watch this film is the welcome presence of Zooey DESCHANEL - a completely natural and instinctive actress.

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