Sundance ’13: Gordon-Levitt’s ‘Don Jon’s Addiction’ a Crowd-Pleaser

“There are only a few things I care about,” it starts. His body, his car, his pad, and of course, sex. But more than that, porn. Don Jon’s Addiction is the feature directorial debut of actor Joseph Gordon-Levitt, who wrote the screenplay and stars on top of directing. In the film, he plays a New Jersey “Guido” (think Jersey Shore) obsessed with porn, but despite a simple concept like that, this film is not only hilarious but heartfelt, too. The characters aren’t flat, the film isn’t dull, it’s vibrant and flashy and entertaining and a rather remarkable feature directing debut for Gordon-Levitt, better than I was expecting. I am impressed. Don Jon’s Addiction starts out as a near perfect mockery of the Guido/Jersey Shore lifestyle, epitomized by a buff and perfectly realized character, played by JGL. However, as it goes on it starts to show that Gordon-Levitt has a much deeper …