Writer: Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Cast: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore
In the title role, Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays a New Jersey bartender who is addicted to porn and have unrealistic expectations about real sex which makes him prefer the former. A girl comes into his life but he finds it hard because of the demands the relationship makes.
Don Jon is a solid directorial debut from Joseph Gordon-Levitt and it is really a funny childish version of 'Shame'. The Don John character is a blue collar worker who loves his car, his house, his porn and his church. Every week he makes his confession and the film follows his activities repeatedly over the film's length. The only problem in the film is Scarlett Johansson's character who is supposed to be from a higher class but talks in a similar manner to Jon which I thought was a bit unrealistic. But otherwise I guess it would have been very similar to the relationship between Travis Bickle and Betsy in 'Taxi Driver'. Most of the characters and Jon's family itself are caricatures and the film is really funny. Editing would remind one of 'Requiem for a Dream'.
It is obvious that Joseph Gordon-Levitt has good taste and chooses his films carefully, if you see his filmography with films like 'Brick' and "Mysterious Skin'. Rather than making a dark brooding film, he has made a real fun film with 'Don Jon', which did rather well at the Box Office.
Rating: 3.5/5
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