(500) Days of Summer (2009)

(500) Days of Summer (2009)

2009 PG-13 95 Minutes

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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 th...

Overall Rating

7 / 10
Verdict: Good

User Review

  • This hits me hard because I can see myself in the lead character who falls hard for a girl that’s not really that into him. But I would love to see this move retold from Summer’s perspective as she deals with unwanted come-ons and guys that get far too clingy and possessive. This is just perfect storytelling in a non-linear format. We get the high highs and the low lows of dating relationships.

    I watched this with my 15-year-old son who is thinking about dating and I told him that this is a good lesson to learn now. Just because you are infatuated with a person and paint everything with rose-colored glasses doesn’t mean that they see it the same way. When you ask and they say no, just be friends. Don’t piss and moan like a spoiled brat. Man up and treat her like a sister and respect her feelings.