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Using a split-screen technique that contrasts expectation vs. reality, the film follows Tom Hansen (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) as he recounts the rise and fall of his relationship with the enigmatic Summer Finn (Zooey Deschanel). It is a chronological mess, jumping from Day 1 to Day 154 to Day 488, forcing the viewer to piece together where things went wrong.