(500) Days Of Summer is sort of a rom-com. Apart from it's not got many comedy moments in it, and the romance element of it is in a far more reversed order to most of the genre. This is not a bad thing. The exact reason I found interest in this film was all the buzz I heard of the different angle it was taking on perhaps the most tired and generic genre of them all, and it's worked so well. But luckily it's not the only thing that works about this. The two leads, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Zooey Deschanel have genuine chemistry (or anti-chemistry when the relationship takes the worse points) and there's no doubt that without this key factor the film would of flopped hard.
But the main thing that makes this film succeed and stand out in a boring and repetitive genre is it's far more realistic take on love. There is no fairytale ending too this and will no doubt disappoint those who simply want another film portraying the idea of perfect and true love. But for those who were waiting for the stagnant rom-com drama to finally find it's breath of fresh air, this is a refreshing and honest film about love with a pretty decent soundtrack to boot.
8/10
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