The beginning of this cute little film says it all- "this is a boy-meets-girl story, but it is not a love story". And indeed it isn't a love story, but it is ridiculously cute and quirky regardless. A total Daphne favorite Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays Tom, a dreamer and a hopeless romantic who falls in love almost instantly with Summer, a perky little drifter who lives life solely how she wants to. As Tom and Summer grow closer and closer, he starts falling more and more as she slowly dips in and out of love with him, finally cutting him out of her romantic life completely. However, Tom is not ready to give up, ignoring advice from his two best friends and his wise-beyond-her-years little sister. This movie, told out of order throughout every part of their entire relationship, is about love and fate. Zooey Dechanel plays the same role yet again, the quirky girl with dreams in her eyes, while Levitt plays the most sympathetic character, and I myself found it too easy not to like Summer, even though Tom was head-over-heels for her. Still, this is definitely worth a look and has some very funny and sweet scenes thrown in at just the right moments. I was definitely glad I saw it.
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