(500) Days of Summer
2009
***
Director: Mark Webb
Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel, Chloë Moretz, Geoffrey Arend, Matthew Gray Gubler, Clark Gregg
This romantic drama comedy jumps back and forth to give us the key moments of Tom and Summer's complicated 500-day relationship. He's a moody wannabe architect who writes greeting cards for a living, she's his boss' kooky and free-spirited new assistant. This genre has become so utterly predictable that even a modest film with romcom clichés, non-humanlike supporting characters and a progressively more gimmicky structure can feel like a breath of fresh air. Gordon-Levitt and Deschanel are charming in the starring roles.
