500 Days of Summer - Movie Review

Rating: 9/10 (4 February 2020)

It has been years since I last saw 500 Days of Summer, and I remember liking it but thinking that it was nothing special and quite overrated. However, upon revisiting it, I ended up being completely wrapped up in the story and I can safely say that I love the film now.
The relationship between Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel is the anchor-point for the film, and it completely worked. Their relationship was sweet, and perfectly acted by the two of them. This might not be Levitt's best role, because that still goes to Don Jon for me, but he was completely likeable and I was rooting for his character throughout.
I also really liked the fact that 500 Days of Summer was told out of chronological order. This doesn't always work in films, but it did in this one because we were able to see the rise of the relationship, and the breaking down of it all at the same time. It was wonderful, and I couldn't get enough of it. The pacing was also perfect, and the 95 minute run-time flew by.
I have a couple of issues with the character of Summer at the end of the film, because a couple of decisions were made which seems to undo everything that she stood for throughout the film and this didn't make much sense to me. They tried to explain it, but it didn't quite work.
However, this is my only negative towards this charming and sweet film, and now it's one which I will be sure to revisit as often as I can.
SCORE: 92%