Friday, May 15, 2009

Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008, U.S.)

I thought that this film was very sweet. The idea was original, the acting was touching, the writing was good.

Michael Cera, of course, is absolutely adorable, and his chemistry with Kat Demmings worked perfectly in a nerdy high schooler kind of way. All of the supporting actors, especially Aaron Yoo and Rafi Gavron, were fabulous. Between their acting and the script, they definitely captured the essence of young people looking for friendship, love and music.

The one thing that I thought was missing was that music. Although Nick and Norah spend the film looking for the band Where's Fluffy and make a visit to Hendrix's studio, the titular "infinite playlist" was essentially non-existant. It could have been highlighted a bit more.

Still, I did like this film. Not enough films pull off the one day's worth of action thing well, but Nick and Norah did.

Rating: 3.0

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