Don Jon is a 2013 American romantic drama comedy written and directed by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Produced by Ram Bergman and Nicolas Chartier, movie stars Gordon-Levitt, Scarlett Johansson, and Julianne Moore, with Rob Brown, Glenne Headly, Brie Larson, and Tony Danza in supporting roles. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival on January 18, 2013, and was released widely in the United States on September 27, 2013.
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Plot
Jon Martello is a young Italian American and a modern Don Juan living in New Jersey, with a short list of things he cares about: "my body, my mats, my vehicle, my family, my church, my children, my son, my porno." Although he has a very active sex life, he is more sexually satisfied by looking at pornography and masturbation, which he says allows him to "lose himself".
One night with two friends, Bobby and Danny, Jon saw Barbara Sugarman, a young Jewish woman from a more prosperous background. Though he found it interesting, he declined his offer to stand one night. He tracks her on Facebook and invites her to lunch. There is a common attraction, but Barbara insists on a long-term courtship, which lasts for more than a month without sex. He encourages Jon to take night classes to get office work out of the service industry, and Jon spoils his love for a romance movie, which he usually thinks of as unrealistic fantasy. They met each other's family and Jon's parents loved him.
Both have sex, but Jon is still not satisfied. She loves Barbara and thinks her body is perfect, but still finds pornography more satisfying. While he was sleeping, Jon watched pornography. Barbara caught it and was startled. He prepares to leave Jon, but he denies that he is watching pornography and claims it is a joke sent to him by a friend.
Their relationship continued, with Jon watching pornography especially outside his apartment, hiding his habit from Barbara. He was caught watching a video on his cell phone before class by Esther, a middle-aged woman whom Jon had previously met crying alone. Jon politely drove him away. Barbara continued to assert control, insisting that cleaning up her own apartment, a task Jon felt satisfactory, was not something comfortable for her. Barbara checks the browser history on Jon's computer, confronting her with evidence that she continues to see pornography, then ends their relationship.
Jon tries to get back to his old lifestyle, but ends with a downward spiral. Esther continues to reach out, offering Jon the benefit of her experience. She lends an erotic video that she believes has a more realistic portrayal of sexual relationships. He responded by starting a sexual encounter in his parked car. He persuades Jon to try to masturbate without pornography, but he can not do it. He felt the reason he was more satisfied with watching than sex was that pornography was a one-sided affair. If Jon wants to lose himself, it's for someone else, a shared experience. Esther reveals that her husband and son died in a car accident. With him, Jon formed an emotional sexual relationship.
Jon tells his family about the breakup with Barbara: while they are unhappy, her sister Monica declares that Barbara is just dating Jon because she knows she can manipulate her. Jon meets with Barbara and apologizes for lying to her about pornography. Barbara says she asked me one thing about her and she failed. Jon replied that he was asking a lot about him and he could not live up to his expectations. When she tells him to never contact him again, she sees how superficial she is and realizes she's better off without her.
Jon started dating Esther. Although he is much older and has no interest in getting married, Jon believes he really understands Esther and that they can get emotionally lost.
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Cast
Production
Don Jon's development for started in 2008, when Gordon-Levitt wrote an early note about the film. Rian Johnson provided feedback during the writing process and reviewed several pieces of the movie. Christopher Nolan warns both directing and starring in the movie because of the additional challenges that it will bring.
Gordon-Levitt has praised his experience directing short films to HitRecord for teaching him what he needs to know to create Don Jon and has said that he hopes to make the film in a more collaborative way in the future.
The main photography for Don Jon starts in May 2012.
Rating
In the United States, the film was originally NC-17 certified, due to some explicit pornography that Jon saw. Gordon-Levitt decided to remove some more graphical scenes in order to qualify for an "R" rating, because he felt that the original judgment would lead people to think the film was about pornography.
Reception
Critical response
Don Jon received positive reviews from critics, mostly giving praise for the main show, especially Gordon-Levitt. Rotten Tomatoes gave the film an 81% approval rating, based on reviews from 185 critics, with an average rating of 6.8 out of 10. The site's consensus states: "Don Jon proved to be a friendly directorate for Joseph Gordon- Levitt, and an exciting showcase for co-star Scarlett Johansson. " Metacritic gave a score of 66 out of 100 based on reviews from 41 critics, suggesting "generally favorable" reviews. Viewers surveyed by CinemaScore on the opening weekend, gave Don Jon a C value.
Don Jon received a very positive review at the Sundance Film Festival. Entertainment Weekly managing editor Jess Cagle calls the movie "one of the best movies I watched at the festival" and wrote, "Funny, touching, smart and very confident, Don Jon is also the director's debut feature of Gordon-Levitt, and establishes him as one of the most exciting new directors in Hollywood. "William Goss of Film.com praises Levitt for his" convincing style "as director and screenwriter. Edward Douglas from ComingSoon.net gives high praise on the scenario. The film consensus when screened at the Sundance Film Festival, as noted by Odie Henderson, is that Don Jon is the "more fun version" of the 2011 movie Shame.
Supporting actresses Scarlett Johansson and Julianne Moore received praise for their performances. Stephanie Zacharek from The Village Voice praised the film, writing: "There is no dance in Gordon-Levitt's directing debut, Don Jon , although the movie is very reminiscent of - in a good way - from Saturday Night Fever that a symbol that can swing arms will not be out of place. "
box office
Don Jon earned $ 24.5 million in North America and $ 16.5 million internationally, with a worldwide gross of $ 41 million.
Accolades
Home media
Don Jon was released on DVD and Blu-ray on December 31, 2013 (New Year's Eve). As of June 2014, more than two million copies of Blu-ray were sold.
References
External links
- Don Jon on IMDb
- Don Jon in AllMovie
- Don Jon in Box Office Mojo
- Don Jon in Metacritic
- Don Jon at Rotten Tomatoes
- Don Jon on Facebook
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