Don Jon

"There's only a few things I really care about in life. My body. My pad. My ride. My family. My church. My boys. My girls. My porn." 

Filmology Rating: 2.5 out of 4

There are eight things important to New Jersey playboy Jon: his body, his pad, his ride, his family, his church, his boys, his girls, and his porn.  These things, and their relative importance, are the central focus of the movie Don Jon.  Joseph Gordon-Levitt wrote, produced, directed, and starred in this different take on current love lives.  Although it is a different catalyst than many films, the paths taken and outcomes are not overly new.  As a first effort, this is wonderful, but that does not mean there is not room for improvement.

We see Scarlett Johansson’s Barbara as Gordon-Levitt’s Jon’s love interest, the seemingly perfect New Jersey couple.  Eventually, things go south as we follow Jon to try to figure out how to make things right.  There is a family presence no New Jersey movie could thrive without, but there was nothing exciting about Jon’s family.

There is a sense of repetition throughout the film, based on the things most important to Jon.  This tactic seems to get a bit stale about halfway through the film, however.  Overall, Don Jon is nothing new but still fairly enjoyable.

Rating: Rent It

-Megan