A boy meets girl. But it is not a love story. The film starts out with a song by Regina Spektor, with photos and videos of the boy and girl's childhood. I knew from the second that started I was going to like this film. Notice film being used instead of movie. Well, there is this boy, ok adult named Tom (Jordan Gorden-Levitt), a boy who grew up in New Jersey listening to British pop songs, and movies filled with perfect love stories, and somehow misinterpreted The Graduate's ending. And the girl, Summer (Zooey Deschanel) was from a small town in Michigan, riding horses and had a 60's haircut, yet cut it herself after her parents divorce. Tom is in LA, to go pursue his dreams of being an architect, yet he works writing greeting cards. And on just a normal day, Summer shows up. The day was no longer normal. He tries to get her attention, and while on the elevator he puts on his headphones and they are playing the Smiths (this character scores major points with me) and she says into his ear "Smiths. I love The Smiths."
Tom is now infatuated. Awww.. you can guess where this is going, the traditional(ish) plotline...the hot guy and pretty girl fall in love.. get married, live happily ever after. But remember, I told you this is not a love story. And all those conceptions you have are ALL wrong. Yup. You are probably wrong. One night, at an office party where they all go to a local bar and sing karaoke one of his friends gets wasted and "accidentally" tells Summer that Tom likes her. UH-OH. The humor is this film is dead-on, sarcastic, using music and film references to explain things, and letting the story roll on. A hint while you are watching it, pay attention to the numbers. It goes back and forth, which I personally love because it makes you have to actually watch the movie as it goes on, and it's not like you can sit there and text the whole time and you can understand what's going on. I really like when you have to sit down and just watch a film to understand it. Less conversation, have some popcorn and watch it :) I love certain scenes, like the couple in the park playing the "Penis" game, or pretending they are married in IKEA running around all the rooms and set-ups, all of that kind of fun stuff...or Tom asking his little sister for advice on girls, and while this whole supposed love story goes on. Something happens. Summer wants to cut it off. This comes out of nowhere. Completely out of left field. As this shocker comes, they must figure everything out. This is not a love story. It's up to you to watch it and see how it ends, and if you originally came on here for music-- the soundtrack is pretty sweet. Tom wears a Clash shirt, Joy Division (it doesn't say it-- but since I know album art & a JD fan I noticed) and plays The Smiths a lot...
Enjoy it. It's soo good!
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