Fresh
An unpredictable, immensely satisfying experience, much like love itself.
Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic
(500) Days of Summer
This is not a love story. This is a story about love.
2009 · 1h 35m · PG-13
Comedy, Drama, Romance
Directed by
Marc Webb
Overview
Tom, greeting-card writer and hopeless romantic, is caught completely off-guard when his girlfriend, Summer, suddenly dumps him. He reflects on their 500 days together to try to figure out where their love affair went sour, and in doing so, Tom rediscovers his true passions in life.
Director and cast
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86%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Forcedly cute, clumsily mechanical, overdetermined, and undernourished, this ostensibly soulful romance is a plastic void.
Richard Brody, New Yorker
Fresh
It's very smooth and well done; Marc Webb clearly has a solid visual eye and natural sense of pacing.
Laremy Legel, Film.com
Fresh
If it just misses being this generation's 'Annie Hall', it's still deliciously refreshing, sweet and fizzy. A sherbet dip of a movie.
Trevor Johnston, Time Out
Fresh
This is a romantic comedy that makes the concept of romantic comedies appealing again -- that reminds you how resonant and transporting they can be when they're done right.
Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
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