Joseph Gordon Levitt, I love you, you know that. Even my husband knows about it too. *lol
When hubby told me that he's working overtime tonight, I thought I could grab that opportunity to have some "me time". Checked on what movies were showing and found Don Jon on the list. Honestly, I have no idea what the movie is all about (am I too busy at work that I'm not that updated about what's going on in the world anymore?!) but hey, it has Joseph Gordon-Levitt in it, so what the heck... if he's in it, i'm definitely watching it!
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The movie revolves around an over-zealous, religious, obsessive-compulsive, commitment-allergic, gym buff slash porn addict. Way to describe the main character, right?!
It's a story of Jon Mortello (Gordon-Levitt) who strictly follows a routine : 1. attend sunday mass with his family, 2. hit the gym, 3. go to the bar for hook-ups only with girls he rates with an 8-10 and 4. then lots (and lots!) of porn in between. Routine shattered when he meets Barbara Sugarman (Scarlett Johansson), a woman, who for him is worth more than a dime. He tries to woo her, date her, torture himself watching sappy chick flicks with her. His patience pays off, he gets her.. finally. Conflict happens when they become a couple and she tries changing him into someone he's not. Talk about controlling someone who also happens to be a control freak. He then meets an older woman, Esther (Julianne Moore) and in an unlikely turn of events, they found instant connection in each other.
Some scenes may be corny at times but for some reason, it still gets you hooked. Screenplay is cleverly written, humor is almost always found in the family's dinner scenes. Tony Danza's dad role fits him to a T. Hehe.
There could be lots of sex, porn and cussing in the film but still, it followed the formula found in a number of romantic comedies. Cool guy who's not a fan of commitments; guy meets girl, girl rocks his world, conflicts arise, and realization in the end.
So what did I realize as the film credits were rolling? That love can be found in unexpected places. It will caught you off-guard. You may have your own standards of a dream guy/girl but hmmm... almost always, you find yourself falling to that one person you consider as "exception to the rule".
Ah.... love.
For his actor-slash-writer-slash-director tasks, Joseph Gordon-Levitt did a great job! Looking forward to his next projects. I'm loving him more. Hehe.
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It's a story of Jon Mortello (Gordon-Levitt) who strictly follows a routine : 1. attend sunday mass with his family, 2. hit the gym, 3. go to the bar for hook-ups only with girls he rates with an 8-10 and 4. then lots (and lots!) of porn in between. Routine shattered when he meets Barbara Sugarman (Scarlett Johansson), a woman, who for him is worth more than a dime. He tries to woo her, date her, torture himself watching sappy chick flicks with her. His patience pays off, he gets her.. finally. Conflict happens when they become a couple and she tries changing him into someone he's not. Talk about controlling someone who also happens to be a control freak. He then meets an older woman, Esther (Julianne Moore) and in an unlikely turn of events, they found instant connection in each other.
Some scenes may be corny at times but for some reason, it still gets you hooked. Screenplay is cleverly written, humor is almost always found in the family's dinner scenes. Tony Danza's dad role fits him to a T. Hehe.
There could be lots of sex, porn and cussing in the film but still, it followed the formula found in a number of romantic comedies. Cool guy who's not a fan of commitments; guy meets girl, girl rocks his world, conflicts arise, and realization in the end.
So what did I realize as the film credits were rolling? That love can be found in unexpected places. It will caught you off-guard. You may have your own standards of a dream guy/girl but hmmm... almost always, you find yourself falling to that one person you consider as "exception to the rule".
Ah.... love.
For his actor-slash-writer-slash-director tasks, Joseph Gordon-Levitt did a great job! Looking forward to his next projects. I'm loving him more. Hehe.
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