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Should you watch (500) Days of Summer?

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(500) Days of Summer

Film · 2009

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.

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The sides of (500) Days of Summer

  • A boy who believes in the one
  • A girl who doesn't
  • Expectations and reality, side by side

(500) Days of Summer is good for you if…

  • you like a love story that's honest about heartbreak.
  • you like a dance number after a first night.
  • you like The Smiths and Hall & Oates setting the mood of Tom's days.

(500) Days of Summer is bad for you if…

  • you need a lead you can side with. Tom turns Summer into the girl he wants, not the one she is.
  • you want a breakup film that makes you cry. This one would rather make you smile.

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