A journey into a man's psyche

Rating: 8/10 (11 January 2014)

Ever since '3rd Rock from the Sun", Joseph Gordon-Levitt has been proving himself as a serious actor, and this time he's proved himself to be a serious writer and director too. 'Don Jon' is probably one the most sincere and unpretentiously great films I have seen in a while.
I expected to see a romantic comedy with a slight twist, but what 'Don Jon' ended up to be was a real character study of a contemporary young adult male of today, riding through different genres with ease and ending with a real moral of the story (which is kind of a rarity these days). What started out as a self indulgent mild-shock-flick on the verge of porn (during the first ten minutes or so, I really thought I'd hate the rest of the film), soon turned romantic comedy, then drama and ended up as an accurate and a very colorful portrait of a young man today sorting out his issues.
Though it may seem sexist and over the top, I honestly found myself in a lot of situations JGL displays in 'Don Jon', and I believe many men will. For such an unpretentious feature, it made me think about myself more than most other films recently, and that certainly can't be a bad thing.
It might not be the best film ever (it may not even be the best film of the year, for that matters), but I can honestly say I really loved it. Kudos to JGL. I'm eagerly waiting for the next one.
8/10