“500 Days of Summer” is a refreshing and offbeat romantic comedy about a woman (Zooey Deschanel) who doesn’t believe true love exists, and the young man (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) who falls for her. Tom (Gordon-Levitt) is a greeting card writer who is single searching for his soul mate to complete him. He comes to life the day he meets Summer (Deschanel). Summer does not have an immediate connection to Tom, but as Tom shows his sensitive and boyish charm she begins to find interest in him. The interest soon turns to a mutual relationship.

Not an easy love story as Summer is not a believer in love or relationships. What they have is unknown to Tom, as he questions her after she claims she is not his ‘girlfriend’. Finding it difficult to understand her reasoning for not believing in something he finds sacred makes it difficult for the pair to move forward and eventually Summer ends things. Tom does not rebound well as he goes on a sabbatical of drinking, rage and eventually quits his job. As Tom moves away from greeting card writing to pursue becoming an architect he has a chance meeting with Summer that brings the pair back together, but by this time it is too late.

A modern day tale that will be crowd pleasing. Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt make “500 Days of Summer” the best romantic comedy in years. These two performers steal this summer’s box office with the entertaining and realistic look at falling in and out of love. Marc Webb directs this film brilliantly and makes us fall in love with everything from all 500 days. Adding the best music to this already appealing film makes this a homerun. “500 Days of Summer” will not just be this summer’s greatest hit, but will be one you will remember and want to see months later.