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Don Jon

Don Jon

Released: September 27, 2013

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  • "Bout That Life"
    Written by DeYon Dobson, Lawrence Young and Antoine Vick
    Performed by Toine feat. L. Young
    Courtesy of Yon Ti Entertainment
  • "The Mighty Don"
    Written by Ryan Lott and Nathan Johnson
    Performed by The Cinematic Underground and Kampaign
    Courtesy of Choplogic Music
  • "Baby Break It Down"
    Written by DeYon Dobson, Lawrence Young and Alfred Gipson
    Performed by Alpha Red
    Courtesy of Yon Ti Entertainment
  • "Hit the Floor B"
    Written by Andrew David Lee, Loopmasters and UtkuS
    Courtesy of APM Music
  • "Pre Meditation"
    Written by Mr De La Main
    Courtesy of APM Music
  • "Some Like It Hot"
    Written by Matt Malneck & Isidore Diamond
    Performed by MoZella
    Courtesy of EMI Entertainment World Inc., o/b/o Mozella & Rob Kleiner
  • "Bang Up"
    Written and Performed by Daniel Lenz
    Courtesy of Daniel Lenz Productions LLC
    Written and Performed by Daniel Lenz
    Courtesy of Daniel Lenz Productions LLC
  • "The Party Starts Right Now"
    Written By Dan Book, Alexei Misoul, Scott Stallone and Steven Stern
    Performed by U4L Featuring Beth Enloe
    Courtesy of Selectracks
  • "BB Take A Picture"
    Written by DeYon Dobson, Alfred Gipson, Richie Pena and Sigfrido Diaz
    Performed by Alpha Red
    Courtesy of Yon Ti Entertainment
  • "Makin It Hot"
    Performed by Non-Stop Producer Series
    Courtesy of Warner/Chappell Production Music
  • "Don Jon's Radio Ad 1"
    Written By Jeffrey Sudakin/ASCAP
    Performed by JeffPeff
    Courtesy of Pefflabs, Inc.
  • "100 Dollar Bills"
    Written by Beat Mekanic, Cadence Blaze, and Deonata Moore
    Performed by Cee Tha Rebel
    Courtesy of 5 Alarm Music
  • "Hey Shorty"
    Written by Cadence Blaze and Allen Maldonado
    Performed by DawOne
    Courtesy of 5 Alarm Music
  • "Good Morning World"
    Written by James Kaleth
    Courtesy of 5 Alarm Music
  • "Queen Desire"
    Written by Raymond Weil
    Courtesy of 5 Alarm Music
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  • "BB By Two Nyte"
    Written by Sean Thomas, Lawrence Neal Young III and Myles Annie Plancq
    Performed by Kopelli feat. Myisa
    Courtesy of PROcreation
  • "Money Talks"
    Written by Amon Flanagan and Christopher Carpenter
    Performed by Seefor Yourself
    Courtesy of BEAT MOBB ENTERTAINMENT GROUP
    By special arrangement with Paragon Film Music
  • "Give Yourself Up"
    Written and Performed by Kathy Sledge & Adam Barta
    Courtesy of Global Groove Entertainment
    By arrangement with Ford Music Services
  • "Sport News 2"
    Written by Ian Anderson
    Courtesy of APM Music
  • "Horse Show"
    Written by Gerhard Trede
    Courtesy of APM Music
  • "PMG Clown Town"
    Written and Performed by David Robert Phillips
    Courtesy of David Robert Phillips
  • "Addiction"
    Written and Performed by Malcolm Kirby Jr.
    Courtesy of 456 Music Inc
  • "The Grind"
    Written by Adam Longlands
    Performed by Hoezart and Brekspeare
    Courtesy of Cutting Edge Group (Holdings) Ltd.
  • "Squasher"
    Written and Performed by Danny Saber
    Courtesy of Scepter Music Inc.
  • "Good Vibrations"
    Written by Amir Q. Shakir, Mark Wahlberg, Donald Wahlberg and Dan Hartman
    Performed by Marky Mark and The Funky Bunch & Loleatta Holloway
    Courtesy of lnterscope Records
    Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
  • "Don Jon's Radio Ad 2"
    Written By Jeffrey Sudakin/ASCAP
    Performed by JeffPeff
    Courtesy of Pefflabs, Inc.
  • "Don Jon's Radio Ad 3"
    Written By Jeffrey Sudakin/ASCAP
    Performed by JeffPeff
    Courtesy of Pefflabs, Inc.
  • "Thong Song"
    Performed by Sisqo
    Courtesy of The Island Def Jam Music Group
    Under license from Universal Music Enterprises
  • "Bass Junkie"
    Written by Derek Yopp, Jujuan Gailey and Andrew John Kim
    Performed by EX-LR
    Courtesy of 5 Alarm Music
  • "Lazy Bones"
    Written by Che Kropp
    Courtesy of 5 Alarm Music
  • "Would You Do the Same for Me"
    Written by Lee Baker and Laura Vane
    Courtesy of 5 Alarm Music

Review: Don Jon

by Sean Saulsbury March 3, 2014
3.5 / 5 Stars

Actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt makes his debut as a writer and director with Don Jon. On the surface, the movie appears to be a superficial comedy about sex and, perhaps, just an excuse for him to make out with Scarlett Johansson on the silver screen. But, surprisingly, there is actually substance behind it all.

Gordon-Levitt also stars as Jon, a pretty boy bachelor in New Jersey. He is the envy of his friends, scoring the hottest girls at the trendiest clubs. He also loves his porn. Pornography, he argues in narrative voiceover throughout the film, is better than sex.

Several comedic scenes illustrate this view, and as he describes sex acts he would like to do, they are then contrasted with the sex acts that he actually gets his conquests to participate in—which are far less glamorous than what is illustrated in his favorite pornos. Yes, Jon can always take solace in his porn. And he does. A lot.

If you're turned off by this presentation of today's overly sexuality youth, don't flip the channel just yet. Because behind it all is a young man who is truly seeking a connection, for which pornography serves as a substitute. He doesn't even know how to attain that kind of connection, save for a trip to his laptop computer.

That is, until his girlfriend "pussy-whips" him (as the saying goes) into taking classes at the local junior college. There he meets and older student played by Julianne Moore who challenges many of his ideas about sex. After catching him watching porn in class, she confronts Jon and challenges him to try maturate without watching porn.

When he is unable to do so successfully, she has his full attention and in turn learns that sex is more about connecting with another human being than it is about any particular position or specific sex acts (although, of course, you can't have one without the other).

The final act of love doesn't totally work and leaves the audience wanting a more authentic connection than we get. None-the-less, the message rings true and works especially well as targeted to today's youth. But for Don Jon, it is an important step and we can root for his transformation as a man.

The film has a feel of a clean Judd Apatow movie. It is filled with comedy and a strong, heart-felt message, sans the overly grotesque moments that Apatow often subjects us to. Tony Danza as Don's father works well in several blunt and hilarious scenes.

Gordon-Levitt shows promise in the director's chair and has a good sense of character and story. The film is definitely worth watching for that reason alone, so long as you find the subject matter palatable.

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