50/50 (2011)

There's plenty of movies dealing with cancer, but the majority doesn't really know how to handle the subject properly and usually ends up being either the overly emotional type or the "living life to the fulled" type. It didn't seem like 50/50 was going to be one of those so I checked it out. 

Based on a true story, it follows Adam (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), a 27-year-old radio journalist in Seattle who lives with her girlfriend, Rachel (Bryce Dallas Howard), of whom his best friend and co-worker, Kyle (Seth Rogen), disapprove. After experiences back pain for a while, he goes to the doctor only to be diagnosed with a rare form of spinal cancer. At first, he handles all with ease as he starts counselling with Katie (Anna Kendrick), a young phycologist, but as he begins chemotherapy, everything gets more complex — her relationship with Rachel, his friendship with Kyle, and his overbearing, needy mother, (Anjelica Huston).

Don Jon (2013)

Genre

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Director

Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Country

United States

Cast

Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore, Tony Danza, Glenne Headly, Brie Larson, Rob Brown, Jeremy Luke, Paul Ben-Victor, Anne Hathaway, Channing Tatum, Meagan Good, Cuba Gooding Jr., Italia Ricci, Lindsey Broad, Amanda Perez, Sarah Dumont, Loanne Bishop

Plot

Jon Martello Jr. (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is a modern day Don Juan, with a short list of things he cares about: "my body, my pad, my ride, my family, my church, my boys, my girls, my porn".

Though he has a very active sex life, he is more sexually satisfied by viewing pornography and masturbating, which enables him to lose himself.

Opinion

Don Jon is Joseph Gordon-Levitt's incredible debut as director. As previously said, many of nowadays American comedy films are fuelled by sex, but Don Jon is different.This film goes from porn and having sex, to knowing the difference between just having sex and making love and most important: the ending is not banal. 

The cast is good: Joseph Gordon-Levitt is brilliant as the "serial masturbator", Scarlett Johansson and Julianne Moore do both a good job as Barbara and Esther.

Quotes

Jon Martello Jr.: I don't watch too many movies. I used to watch them a lot when I was a little kid before I could get my hand on any porn. Cause back then, if I wanted to see a really hot girl my best bet was to watch a movie. But now, I don't really see the point. I don't know, I guess I'm missing something. Cause most people eat that shit up. The pretty woman. The pretty man. Love at first sight. The first kiss. The break-up. The make-up. The expensive wedding and they drive off into the sunset. Everybody knows this is fake but they watch it like it's real fucking life.

Rating

7.5/10