{"id":114,"date":"2014-06-17T18:34:37","date_gmt":"2014-06-17T18:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=114"},"modified":"2024-04-27T12:48:48","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T16:48:48","slug":"don-john-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=114","title":{"rendered":"Don Jon-2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Don Jon-2013<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Director Joseph Gordon-Levitt<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Julianne Moore<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scott&#8217;s Review #27<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/70267239.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1369\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/70267239-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"70267239\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/70267239-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/70267239.jpg 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reviewed June 17, 2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: B+<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>\u00a0<\/em>I did not expect Don Jon (2013) to be as good as it is.<\/p>\n<p>Frankly, I was expecting a by-the-numbers romantic comedy.<\/p>\n<p>Written, directed by, and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, it tells the story of a twenty-something New Jersey bartender who is addicted to porn despite receiving all the female attention he can imagine.<\/p>\n<p>Scarlett Johansson and Julianne Moore play two completely different women in his life.<\/p>\n<p>The film contains stereotypical, though hilarious and spot-on, New Jersey trademarks. Tony Danza is effective as the brash father.<\/p>\n<p>In the last thirty minutes, the film turns into a wonderful, yet hardly sappy or traditional, love story that makes Don Jon (2013) a positive experience.<\/p>\n<p>Gordon-Levitt is a breath of fresh air and a young Hollywood talent getting his due.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Independent Spirit Award Nominations:\u00a0<\/strong>Best First Screenplay<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Don Jon-2013 Director Joseph Gordon-Levitt Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Julianne Moore Scott&#8217;s Review #27 Reviewed June 17, 2014 Grade: B+ \u00a0I did not expect Don Jon (2013) to be as good as it is. Frankly, I was expecting a by-the-numbers romantic comedy. 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