Charming, funny and honest - a decade on

Rating: 9/10 (14 October 2019)

A decade since release, 500 Days of Summer still holds up as a charming but honest take on romance and not just in our modern generation.
What helps the film excel is its non-linear structure and creative film making within the genre including creative use of animation / CGI and moments of breaking the fourth wall. It remains romantic and funny while being relatable and grounded at its heart - while poking fun at the trappings of romance.
To no surprise, Joseph and Zoey were the ideal choices for the leads and Chloe Grace Moretz eats up any of the scenes she's featured in as Tom's younger sister.
As a 25 year old single male, I feel this movie is relatable to anyone if you give it a chance and it does stand out as a film about romance with a coming of age focus.
The soundtrack was nicely composed alongside a lot of licensed music which worked really nicely for the film.
A couple of jokes/comments might be considered non PC in 2019 but it's played ironically.