500 Days Of Summer

Starring: Zooey Dechanel, Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Romantic Comedy, 2009 (Rated PG 13)


A greeting card writer falls head over heels in love with the new secretary at the office. Summer is totally upfront in her non belief in love and lack of desire to have a serious relationship or commitment but Mark is so in love he pursues her anyways like a love sick puppy. What follows is the story of boy meets girl, boy falls in love with girl, girl sort of falls in love with boy, boy wants more, and girl breaks up with boy.

• This movie is a testament to the concept that you cannot force love. It is either there or it isn't and no amount of wanting it to be so will make it any different.
• There were some cool quirky effects throughout the movie that kept it fun and interesting.
• It was cool to see Dechanel play a character that actually had a real job!!!
• Mark is the perfect kind of guy that every girl wants but only some are lucky enough to get. Despite all of his wonderfulness Summer just wasn't interested and sometimes that's just the way love goes.

4 Stars

Yes Man

Starring: Jim Carrey, Zooey Deschanel, Bradley Cooper, Molly Sims

Comedy, 2008

A man in a rut attends a seminar and then decides to say yes to everything in his life that he would normally say no to. What follows is a path and an adventure that he would have never been on had he stuck to his isolated routine ways. It even leads him to love.

• Deschanel is definitely the go to girl for quirky off beat characters. It's almost like she plays the same role but just in different movies.
• This movie was FUNNY! I found myself laughing out loud over and over again.
• Jim Carrey is so engaging and just so good at what he does.
• I caught this one on Cinemax originally not ever intending to watch it but boy was I wrong for passing it up.
• It has a great message about the word yes that I liked. Open yourself up a little and good things may come to you that you didn't think possible.

4 Stars

Gigantic

Romantic Comedy, 2008 (Rated R)
Starring: Paul Dano and Zooey Deschanel

A man in his late 20's who is still finding himself and just so happens to have an obsession with adopting a baby from China falls for the daughter of one of the customers at a mattress shop where he works.

• Cute movie but it was dry and very slow.
• Classic Deschanel type indie movie. I watched it because she's in it.
• I still can't quite figure out what the deal is with the homeless man who routinely attacks Brian (Dano).

2 Stars