Teenage rom-com Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist is a modern version of the classic “Thin Man” films of the 1930s and 1940s. Starring Superbad and Juno actor Michael Cera, and up-and-comer Kat Dennings, it’s playfully whip-smart, and will likely assume a place amongst the classics of teen dating flicks.
Cera plays Nick O’Leary, an introverted, witty, and eccentric musician that struggles to get over a break-up with his recent ex-girlfriend, Tris (Alexis Dziena). A chain reaction ensues when Norah Silverberg (Dennings), an enemy of his ex, asks him to be her boyfriend for 5 minutes.
What was anticipated by Norah to be a fake kiss, generates sparks on both sides, making Tris jealous, This convinces Nick’s friend Tom (Aaron Yoo, The Wackness) and fellow band-mates that Norah is the perfect girl to set Nick on the right track away from his emotional attachment to his flaky ex.
Nick and Norah head down a rough road of first date moments, and then a wild goose chase of driving around the streets of New York City looking for Norah’s girlfriend.
Nick and Norah’s certainly has its fair share of laugh-out-loud moments derived from the wit of Cera and Dennings in a Juno-esque, indie kind of way. Yet the charm of a cute teenage romance in the making creeps up in the midst of the film, making it one of the films of its genre to have staying power as a potential cult classic.
If you like quick witty comebacks with a love story to boot, Nick and Nora’s is just the ticket.
Cera plays Nick O’Leary, an introverted, witty, and eccentric musician that struggles to get over a break-up with his recent ex-girlfriend, Tris (Alexis Dziena). A chain reaction ensues when Norah Silverberg (Dennings), an enemy of his ex, asks him to be her boyfriend for 5 minutes.
What was anticipated by Norah to be a fake kiss, generates sparks on both sides, making Tris jealous, This convinces Nick’s friend Tom (Aaron Yoo, The Wackness) and fellow band-mates that Norah is the perfect girl to set Nick on the right track away from his emotional attachment to his flaky ex.
Nick and Norah head down a rough road of first date moments, and then a wild goose chase of driving around the streets of New York City looking for Norah’s girlfriend.
Nick and Norah’s certainly has its fair share of laugh-out-loud moments derived from the wit of Cera and Dennings in a Juno-esque, indie kind of way. Yet the charm of a cute teenage romance in the making creeps up in the midst of the film, making it one of the films of its genre to have staying power as a potential cult classic.
If you like quick witty comebacks with a love story to boot, Nick and Nora’s is just the ticket.
