Artistic & featuring JGL

Rating: 10/10 (19 May 2019)

I love this film. I love romances but as the narrator says, this is not a romance. Speaking of the narrator, he is great. It isn't intrusive to the plot and he is entertaining. The soundtrack and song choice is great and fits the theme perfectly. The basic concept is awesome, the idea of the movie being based on days of 'Summer' provides a great sense of time and pacing for the plot. Artistically it is great as well, intermittent parts where the movie shifts genres and a comparison of fantasy to reality looks and feels awesome, the greeting card esc backgrounds are nice too. The cast, Summer is well done and she plays her role to a tee, Tom's sister is fun, and adds some humor and personality to Tom. Through all of this the absolute star of this film is the one and only Joseph Gordon-Levitt. He doesn't have many lead roles and here is where he is given the chance to show off his prowess and his ability to show what feels like real emotion. Terrific ending, I am blown away by a rom-com-tragedy.