Film: Don Jon

GENRE: Comedy, Drama
RATING: 18A for strong sexual material, nudity and language
RUNTIME: 1 hour and 30 minutes
STARRING: Joseph Gordon-Levitt (50/50, 500 Days of Summer)
Scarlet Johansson (Hitchcock); Julianne Moore (Crazy Stupid Love)
DIRECTOR: Joseph Gordon-Levitt (newcomer)
WRITERS: Joseph Gordon-Levitt (newcomer)
PLOT: A man trying to find happiness in true love is hindered by his addiction to pornography.

FIVE OBSERVATIONS:
1 I was aware that pornography addiction was featured in this film, just not this heavily. I was hoping that JGL would have went a little further in the explanation of unrealistic expectations and how they also tied into romantic comedies for women. The movie was smartly written but I wanted a little but more.

2 This film was very well paced. It uses it’s 90 minutes perfectly. As Jon is a creature of habit, we get to see his fun cycle and watch him grow as he goes.

3 Joseph Gordon-Levitt does a great job even though he’s channeling Jersey Shore. The rest of the cast is stellar. Love seeing Tony Danza (Who’s the Boss) as his dad, nicely done.

4 If I was watching this at home, I would have been yelling more at Scarlett Johansson when she was portraying the manipulative Barbara. Wow.

5 I liked how religion was factored into the film. I found the confessionals interesting.   

RECOMMENDATION: Better on DVD at home

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