Disappointed

So I saw Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist last night.

Sadly enough, I feel like I wasted $10 and an hour and a half. I think I had high expectations for the movie since I really like Michael Cera, and I was disappointed. I felt like I was waiting for the movie to get good, but it never did. I did appreciate that the 2 main characters (Nick and Norah) did not drink, which is usually the case, but of course there had to be the obnoxious drunk friend, who did some pretty stupid, but entertaining things. The whole movie revolves around the search for the band, Where's Fluffy?, and Norah's drunk friend, and of course it has a happy ending. The movie is relatable; young people looking for entertainment and maybe meeting that certain someone. The music did not stick out to me either, but it fit well with the plot. All in all, I would not recommend it.

"will you be my boyfriend for 5 minutes?"

"Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist", which is based on a novel, has caught my eye on the TV previews lately. Directed by Peter Sollett and starring Michael Cera (Juno, Superbad), Kat Dennings (The 40 Year Old Virgin) and many others, it is set to be an off comedy.

Here is a quick plot summary from comingsoon.net, in case you don't know anything about the movie:

"It's been three weeks, two days, and 23 hours since Tris broke up with Nick (Michael Cera). And now here she is at his gig, with a new guy. How could she have moved on so fast? Nick, in a desperate attempt to show her he's moved on too, turns to the girl next to him and asks her to be his five-minute girlfriend. This begins the night of Nick, Norah (Kat Dennings) and Manhattan. The night of stripping nuns, hotel ice rooms, Russian food, psychotic ex-boyfriends and lovingly trashy ex-girlfriends. It's the night of Julio and Salvatore. The night of holding hands and writing songs and singing in the rain. It's a night they'll never forget."

Michael Cera does such a good job playing that awkward, late teenager, early 20something. Superbad and Juno were huge among that age group and I give the credit to him. The writers have the humor down and he can act it even better.

I am also excited for the soundtrack. The soundtrack itself has its own myspace page. It features Vampire Weekend, We Are Scientists, and many others. Most of them being indie bands, the movie will get them a lot of playing time.

On the other hand, I don't feel like the movie has been promoted very much compared to others, and it comes out next Friday (October 3rd). I have only seen the preview on TV a few times, some ads in magazines, nothing on facebook, or any ads on other websites. I don't have a myspace, but it looks like they are doing some promotion on there, like I said, the soundtrack has its own page. Hopefully it will generate word-of-mouth buzz once it opens in theaters.

Other bloggers and critics are giving it a B+, but I will be checking out the movie when it comes out October 3rd and will write back on what I think about it! In the mean time, tell me what you are thinking about "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist".

Check out the trailer!

'Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist' Trailer (PG-13)