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You're going to hear a lot about 500 Days of Summer over the next few months. All of the good stuff is true. Any bad stuff you hear is not.
100
It's a feat of star acting, and it helps make (500) Days not just bitter or sweet but everything in between.
100
Here is a rare movie that begins by telling us how it will end and is about how the hero has no idea why.
100
Much like the actual summer (the season, not the character), we never wanted it to end.
100
Visually witty, flawlessly played romantic comedy.
90
Something seldom seen: an original romantic comedy.
88
The casting is perfect. Webb has chosen leads who are familiar but not overexposed, and who are on equal footing (neither overshadows the other).
88
A different kind of love story: an honest one that takes a piece out of you.
88
Much like Annie Hall did for a previous generation, (500) Days of Summer may be the movie that best captures a contemporary romantic sensibility.
88
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.
