Don Jon (2013)
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Critics Consensus: Don Jon proves to be an amiable directing debut for Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and a vivacious showcase for his co-star, Scarlett Johansson.
Critics Consensus: Don Jon proves to be an amiable directing debut for Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and a vivacious showcase for his co-star, Scarlett Johansson.
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Jon Martello (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is a strong, handsome, good old fashioned guy. His buddies call him Don Jon due to his ability to "pull" a different woman every weekend, but even the finest fling doesn't compare to the bliss he finds alone in front of the computer watching pornography. Barbara Sugarman (Scarlett Johansson) is a bright, beautiful, good old fashioned girl. Raised on romantic Hollywood movies, she's determined to find her Prince Charming and ride off into the sunset. Wrestling … More- Rating:
- R (for strong graphic sexual material and dialogue throughout, nudity, language and some drug use)
- Genre:
- Drama , Comedy
- Directed By:
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt
- Written By:
- Joseph Gordon-Levitt
- In Theaters:
- Sep 27, 2013 Wide
- On DVD:
- Dec 31, 2013
- US Box Office:
- $24.5M
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Cast
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt
as Jon "Don Jon" Martel... -
Scarlett Johansson
as Barbara Sugarman -
Julianne Moore
as Esther -
Tony Danza
as Jon Martello, Sr. -
Brie Larson
as Monica Martello -
Rob Brown (VI)
as Bobby
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Critic Reviews for Don Jon
All Critics (179) | Top Critics (45) | Fresh (145) | Rotten (34)
As a director, Gordon-Levitt demonstrates considerable technical flair through stylistic flourishes and coaxes great performances out of his co-stars.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt turns the gym-tan-laundry routine into an art form with Don Jon, his vibrant and viciously profane directorial debut.
Offbeat, frank and often surprising gem.
The movie becomes increasingly soft-edged and sappy.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt's debut as a writer-director-actor resembles a porn addict's Groundhog Day, and not in a good way.
At least 80% of it is snappy, droll fluff, while the other 20% is what you get when you persuade Julianne Moore to be in your movie: in a word, better.
It's in movies like the ribald but surprisingly endearing sex comedy Don Jon that Gordon-Levitt has connected best with audiences.
Don Jon is no kind of resonating masterpiece, but it's intelligent, thoughtful, funny, and dedicated to the cause of finding a personality and sticking with him through the excess of his addictions.
Like Jon, the film could do with a stronger climax, but on the whole this is a very impressive debut from a very talented young man.
Thankfully, the women of the film are what save the movie, bringing something fresh to the table-for Jon, a chance at lasting love, and for us, some seasoned comic chops.
Wondering what exactly is revealed as a cure to Don Jon's addiction? Why, good sex, of course! Thanks, geniuses!
Gordon-Levitt is on top form, as is Johansson as the type of girl who only takes her gum out to eat.
Gordon-Levitt's confidence is appealing, even if the film itself mistakes redundancy for profundity.
The messages of the film are stark and genuine, much more so than one might expect having seen the promotional material.
A thoughtful, original and provocative feature-length directorial debut from Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
It gets harder and harder to support this passion for porn.
A film that should be compulsory viewing for all preteens, sexual content be damned, as it may just save them a lifetime of disappointment.
The entire movie seems to recalibrate and rebalance itself around [Moore], shifting convincingly into something more than a surface-heavy evocation of sterile on-screen onanism.
Alas, I didn't buy a word of it.
The end is satisfaction enough to justify the initially explicit means.
There's little here to care for or about: what promises to be a friskier version of Shame winds up closer to a Very Special Episode of Jersey Shore.
This certainly won't find a mainstream audience but it is fresh, well executed and entertaining.
Despite a contrived and sentimental ending, this is an entertaining riff on men and fantasy.
It's refreshing to see a movie so visually undemonstrative.
Starts mischievous and moves into maudlin.
With this writing-directing debut, Joseph Gordon-Levitt delivers a remarkably assured comedy-drama while also giving himself a role that's far against his usual type.
Audience Reviews for Don Jon
A Jersey Shore-esque rake with a fixation for porn falls for a local girl who almost matches his fantasies.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt's directorial debut should be praised for its style and for its strong performances by Gordon-Levitt himself and Scarlett Johansson. But it's sexual politics are as obvious as Jon Martello's biceps, and its heavy handed feminist message, while admirable, is pat and basic. There's nothing new sex and gender relations here even though I suspect Gordon-Levitt thinks otherwise.
Overall, the film is only to be blamed for its lack of originality, not necessarily its execution.
Super Reviewer
Don Jon is one hell of a debut film from Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Directing is something you can pick up while working in film I'm sure but writing a successful and original script requires talent and that's what Joseph Gordon-Levitt has in spades. Casting Tony Danza as his father is enough for me to love this film but it is its originality and alternative look at love and romance that really impresses. Exploring one's inner ignorance, the modern view of what love is (brilliantly explored from both ends of the spectrum; Church and internet porn) and the idea of someone as an object or a 'thing' rather than a person that you love are elements generally ignored by Hollywood or simply churned out as ridiculous gross-out comedies or contrived high-school dramas, none of which star Tony Danza. Dry in its humour, uplifting in its conclusion and impressive in its performances. Joseph Gordon-Levitt can do no wrong although my only criticism would be that it needed more Tony Danza.
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Super Reviewer
A repetitive, tiring story about a narcissistic young man (Joseph Gordon-Levitt), his addiction to porn, and how this lifestyle threatens to ruin his life and new relationship with a beautiful woman (Scarlett Johannson). While JGL definitely shows some skill in directing, sometimes appearing to take some tricks from Edgar Wright and how he does his films, this movie is full of unlikeable characters and scenes of melodramatic acting that do not ring true. Gordon-Levitt is fantastic in the role, but his character is someone who we ultimately do not care win or loses this "battle" based on how self-centered he, and the movie in general, are in life. Throw in a ridiculous subplot involving a much older woman (Julianne Moore) who is interested in him, and this movie is one step away from a total disaster. As said, there are some things interesting about it, but as a whole, it is not a movie with characters you can care or pull for.
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A daring move for first time director Gordon-Levitt. The rythm of salacious views on life, sex, women and marriage decrease with each passing minute, and so does the humor ; it runs out of steam before time is due.
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Don Jon Quotes
- Jon Martello Sr.:
- Fuck you? Did you just say fuck me to me?
- Barbara Sugarman:
- Movies and porn are different, Jon. They give awards for movies.
- Jon "Don Jon" Martello Jr.:
- They give awards for porn too.
- Jon "Don Jon" Martello Jr.:
- Who'd you take home, huh?
- Danny:
- Twos and threes baby. I'm telling you, twos and threes are some open-minded ladies.
- Danny:
- I don't like more than a handful of titty.
- Danny:
- Shit starts to remind me of my mom or something
- Bobby:
- Your do got some big-ass titties.
- Danny:
- Don't talk about my mother.
- Bobby:
- You brought up your mother.
- Jon "Don Jon" Martello Jr.:
- This sound...gets me hard as a fucking rock.
- Jon Martello:
- 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.
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