Good, but it had its flaws

Rating: 8/10 (27 April 2010)

I love this film, I love the quirkiness, I love the characters, I love how it isn't a typical chick flick, and I have a crush on both JGL and Zooey Deschanel.
That said, this is overrated. Summer's character should be better fleshed out, they tried too hard to make the plot fit the title, I'm not a fan of the ending - and by ending I mean everything after their relationship starts going downhill. I enjoyed it, but I just can't think too hard about it. But you know what, we all know a Summer, and it's great to see a movie made about it.
Oh, the editing. I don't know. Normally I love unchronological editing and films that aren't afraid to be a bit different. And some parts were fantastic! There are parts where animation is worked in, and home videos, and these work well, but it just feels like the timeline isn't quite there. I get what they're trying to do, but I just don't think they put everything in chronological order and thought things through before scrambling it.
Ah well. It's probably just me being really picky. This movie was fantastic, I'm just tired of people being all OMG THIS IS SO AWESOME AND QUIRKY AND DIFFERENT AND REAL AND OMG!