Don Jon 2013

Jon Martello objectifies everything in his life his apartment his car his family his church and of course women. His buddies even call him Don Jon because of his ability to pull 10s every weekend without fail. Yet even the finest flings dont compare to the transcendent bliss he achieves alone in front of the computer watching pornography. Dissatisfied he embarks on a journey to find a more gratifying sex life but ends up learning larger lessons of life and love through relationships with two very different women.

Review

I just saw this film at TIFF and found it to be very enjoyable.

Joseph GordonLevitt and Scarlett Johansson lit up the screen and projected a very humorous representation of New Jersey dating and life. Scarlett's hand movements and gum chewing were a little over the top but I will give it a pass based on the genre of the film I mean hey comedy is in exaggeration of the truth right

Joseph GordonLevitt also pulled a nasty trick on me by including Tony Danza. I have a soft spot for Danza and found his character in this film to be a perfect looking glass into Don Jon's future if he followed his current path.

Julianne Moore's character was funny and added depth during the film her character reveals some dark events in her history without providing much detail. The story of her past became an interesting point that was never explored or fleshed out and leads to my one dislike in the film the ending.

This is one of those endings where you can picture people sitting in a room scratching their heads not sure what to do so they just stop the film and show the title. The lesson in the end was not what I was hoping but perhaps I was just looking for validation for the Don Jon I see in myself.

Go see this movie with someone who loves to laugh.