Rom Com for Non-NeoCons

Rating: 7/10 (22 September 2011)

When a young gift card writer named Tom is introduced to his bosses assistant Summer Finn it's as though the woman of his dreams has walked into his life. But when what started out as a good thing begins to unravel due to differing views of their relationship, Tom soon realizes that he may have lost Summer for good. So when Tom attempts to devise a plan to win her back so begins the recollection of the 500 days of Summer.
This is an entertaining film that imaginably most people could relate to in one way or another when dealing with the various situations that arise in relationships. The plot is very well written and uses many flashback sequences to reveal how the characters came into their current situations, and how they choose to handle them. The two main actors, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel work well together to create a story that is believable and more realistic than many other films in this genre. Surprisingly I enjoyed this film more than I would have expected considering it's not something I would normally view.