Falling in love with Summer

Rating: 8/10 (12 March 2012)

Protagonist Tom works for a greeting cards company and when the boss's new assistant, Summer Finn, walks through the door he is instantly smitten. We know they will get together as the narrative constantly switches between the beginning of relationship and a time a year later when it is falling apart. Before he even invites her out she has told him that she does not believe in love and doesn't like labels like girlfriend and boyfriend but still he ends up inviting her out and things start off well. When she decides to finish things he does not take it well; he loses his happy go lucky attitude and ultimately walks out of his job as he comes to believe he is writing nothing but meaningless platitudes.
This may all sound like a fairly depressing anti-romantic film but in fact it is pretty funny; Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel do great jobs as Tom and Summer and even though she only has a small role Chloë Grace Moretz does a fine job as Tom's little sister who is wise beyond her years and gives him advice. Tom and Summer's relationship was believable from the start where he was in a state of ecstasy to the end where he was devastated and couldn't get over her. There are plenty of good laughs and one which is as disgusting as it is funny... if you've seen it you will know the one I mean! Over all this is worth watching if you want to see a different take on the romance genre.