Movie Review: “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist”

By Jessica Dugan | October 6, 2008

Print Print
Check out our new classifieds page! Post classifieds
 

Mandate Pictures / McClatchy Tribune

“Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist”

Nick (Michael Cera) is in a band with his two gay friends and is still devastated about the break-up with his girlfriend. He keeps sending her mix cd’s to profess his undying love. Norah (Kat Dennings) is madly in love with Nick as both a bass player and cd maker but doesn’t put the two together until she meets him in person.

The resulting movie is a road trip, “night in the life” of teenagers type of film that takes these two on a quest to listen to their favorite band. Past lovers, stalling cars and other strange occurrences try to break the music lovers apart.

Though Michael Cera is still his awkward self and Kat Dennings is the misunderstood kind-of-hot girl, these two aren’t the best characters of the film. It is mostly Dennings on-screen drunk best friend played by Ari Graynor who steals every scene she is in. Cera’s gay band mates make for good fun, played by Aaron Yoo, Rafi Gavron and the friend they pick up Jonathan B. Wright.

It is a date movie disguised as a comedy. Don’t expect the next “Juno” or “Superbad” from “Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist” in relation to its quotability or standing the test of time, but the soundtrack is a plus and the characters are relatable.

Related Content

Views expressed in the comments section are not representative of The Collegian unless so specified. Comments must be approved by a moderator before they are published. Comments that are inflammatory, profane, libelous and/or posted under a false name may be removed at the discretion of The Collegian. Comments may be used in the print edition of the newspaper. Be sure to pick up next Friday’s issue of The Collegian for featured comments.

Comments

  • there were some awkward moments in this movie that were hard to get past... such as every time that gum was re-used (yuck!)
  • mackee mason
    I just watched this movie last weekend. Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist swiftly seeps though scene to scene creating forced awkwardness and a misfit high school romance.

    Nick is the only straight member in an all queercore band still lingers over his manipulative ex-girlfriend. Nora happens to run into Nick while trying to avoid her ex-boyfriend. These two without knowing completely compliment eachother while they adventure to find the secret show fluffy, and search for Nora's drunken friend.

    Michael Cera and Kat Dennings delivered a stunning performance creating some very ungraceful scenes with the intent of bringing an awkward situation to the audience. Cera's High pitched voice matches up with Kat Dennings low scratchy voice. The Queercore muses create the ebb and flow from scene to scene making sly comments throughout the movie.

    The comedy is somewhat forced creating unwanted awkward situations and a over used piece of gum, but Cera and Dennings reciprocate and compliment one another.
blog comments powered by Disqus