{"id":2233,"date":"2013-10-05T20:52:00","date_gmt":"2013-10-05T20:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theaccent.org\/?p=2233"},"modified":"2013-10-05T20:52:00","modified_gmt":"2013-10-05T20:52:00","slug":"review-movie-film-plays-nice-with-naughty-theme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/accent\/review-movie-film-plays-nice-with-naughty-theme\/","title":{"rendered":"Review: Movie: Film Plays Nice with Naughty Theme"},"content":{"rendered":"

Story by Glenn Fraser, Contributor
\nPhotos courtesy of \u00a0Relativity Media<\/p>\n

“Don Jon” is Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s film-writing and directorial debut. He also stars as the main character, Jon, a bartender with a reputation among his friends as a real ladies\u2019 man. Jon\u2019s main passion is internet pornography, but his whole world is shaken up when he encounters the girl of his dreams \u2014 a solid 10 named Barb \u2014 played by Scarlett Johansson.<\/p>\n

\u201cDon Jon\u201d is a coming-of-age tale of sorts. The film shows Jon struggling to adjust his life to become a better man for Barb, even if that means giving up the seductress that is online porn.<\/p>\n

Most of the film\u2019s scenarios are geared toward comedy, and the majority of its characters resemble those in any number of Jersey-themed, reality television stars \u2014 minus the spray tan.<\/p>\n

Tony Danza does an exceptional job of portraying Jon\u2019s outspoken, hotblooded, Italian-American father.<\/p>\n

The film stumbles, however, in its portrayal of Jon\u2019s interactions with Esther, an older woman he meets in college. At first their relationship feels like a jarring change of pace from the rest of the movie, but as the sub-plot develops, it begins to merge with the main story.<\/p>\n

Esther, played by Julianne Moore, is a welcome presence in the film as one of the few normal people outside of Jon\u2019s social bubble.<\/p>\n

Although pornography frames the main theme of this R-rated film, nothing overly graphic is shown. Still, \u201cDon Jon\u201d is not a date flick.<\/p>\n

Gordon-Levitt proves himself to be more-than-capable behind the camera even though the drama feels forced at times. Ultimately, the film is a romantic comedy at heart \u2014 at least it\u2019s as romantic as a love-triangle between a man, a woman and porn can be.<\/p>\n

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BIG SCREEN — Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Scarlett Johansson share a moment as Jon and Barb in “Don Jon.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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TRIPPLE THREAT — Joseph Gordon-Levitt wrote, directed and starred in “Don Jon.”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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