500 Days Of Summer

Aroview: This twee romantic comedy couples indie kids Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel in a failed 500-day romance, chronicled through a series of amusing, offbeat vignettes.

While problematic as a one-sided take on a thwarted relationship, the movie’s male-centric tone is acceptable as a storytelling device, if not forgivable thanks to Gordon-Levitt's bright and benevolent turn as the jilted boyfriend. Drawing much of its material from the clash between its characters’ sensibilities – the rom-com credentials are all but cemented by the ever-adorable Zooey, who imbues her standard pixie dreamgirl with deadpan intrigue and weird comic timing.

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