Finally.... a smart, funny, and original romantic comedy

Rating: 9/10 (19 July 2009)

As I dig into every romantic comedy ever made, I have picked out very few that are like 500 Days Of Summer. Few are like 500 Days Of Summer in few are actually good. The story is structured perfectly, going back from day 150 to day 7 too day 200 to day 3. The story starts off with greeting card writer Tom (Joseph Gordon-Levitt, handing in an excellent performance). He believes that he will not be happy until he falls in love with his soul mate. But when Summer (Zooey Deschanel, also handing in an excellent performance) becomes the new assistant to his boss, he automatically falls for her. The only problem is that Summer does not believe in love. But in one instance, they fall in love. The difference between this romance and about 95% of the romances in other rom-coms is that this romance did not happen in the snap of a finger. They actually take their time to show how they fell in love. The supporting players such as comedian Geoffrey Arend as Tom's friend and co-worker, McKenzie, and Matthew Gray Gubler (he plays Dr. Spencer Reid on TV's Criminal Minds) as Tom's friend Paul add to the laughs and the delight. Although not quite groundbreaking, it's one of the best films of the year so far, and I highly recommend you go see it.