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Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s Tom falls hard for Zooey Deschanel’s Summer, who does not return the sentiment, so naturally, the relationship doesn’t work out. (500) Days, though it has its moments of genuine insight, is more a story of heartbreak for heartbreak’s sake and not a deep emotional journey. The supporting cast all speak the same commiserative […]

In Funny People, Judd Apatow inserts real documentary footage of his daughter singing “Memory” in her school performance of Cats, and makes it a story point. That says everything about Funny People‘s inflated sense of importance. Apatow hasn’t a touch for big-screen comedy (not in pacing, composition, nor attitude). He prioritizes mass acceptance too highly […]