To get away from the serious aspect of the film, the comedy portions were nothing short of hilarious. Every awkward moment, every comically uncomfortable situation, and every quirky line fell flawlessly into the film as if the characters were really going through the events. It all just came off more natural than normal romantic comedies without the forced dialog or sensational humor. The range of comedy also went from subtle humor between Tom and Summer to the two of them playing “the penis game” in a park. Anyone who doesn’t know what the penis game is has been out of junior high for too long, but shouldn’t be worried about anything grotesque.

There are very few romantic comedies that I would say are worth going out of your way to see, and this is absolutely one of them. The fact that the director of this was once the director of music videos for bands like Good Charlotte comes as nothing short of mind blowing being that the film was done brilliantly. The fact that this might not be receiving wide release in theaters when films like 12 Rounds do, makes me nauseous. Regardless, this might not be one to travel a great distance for, but it will be worth the rental upon its video release.

Movie Grade: A-

Boy meets girl. Boy falls in love. Girl doesn't. This post modern love story is never what we expect it to be -- it's thorny yet exhilarating, funny and sad, a twisted journey of highs and lows that doesn't quite go where we think it will. When Tom, a hapless greeting card copywriter and hopeless romantic, is blindsided after his girlfriend Summer dumps him, he shifts back and forth through various periods of their 500 days "together" to try to figure out where things went wrong. His reflections ultimately lead him to finally rediscover his true passions in life.