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.
This is a romantic comedy that makes the concept of romantic comedies appealing again -- that reminds you how resonant and transporting they can be when they're done right.
– Rene Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
30 Jul 2009
fresh:
If it just misses being this generation's 'Annie Hall', it's still deliciously refreshing, sweet and fizzy. A sherbet dip of a movie.
– Trevor Johnston,
Time Out,
4 Sep 2009
fresh:
It's very smooth and well done; Marc Webb clearly has a solid visual eye and natural sense of pacing.
– Laremy Legel,
Film.com,
6 May 2011
rotten:
Forcedly cute, clumsily mechanical, overdetermined, and undernourished, this ostensibly soulful romance is a plastic void.
– Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
10 Feb 2014
fresh:
An unpredictable, immensely satisfying experience, much like love itself.