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| Movie Review - Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist By: Stephanie Bolmer In the grand tradition of high school movies, Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist aims to share the ranks with such classics as Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and The Breakfast Club by containing the entirety of its plot to just one day. Actually, it’s more like one crazy night. If you’re going to the theatre hoping to catch more of that sweetie Paulie Bleeker whom we all met and fell in love with in last year’s Juno, then you’re in luck. Michael Cera is just as lovable in the role of Nick O’Leary, the broken-hearted straight, emo boy bass player in an otherwise all-gay band. While Cera’s two characters are distinct, “Nickie” is as easy to crush on as Paulie was. He won me over in the opening scene, when he is completing his latest in a dozen of mixed CD’s for his ex, Tris. Why he was ever with Tris in the first place is the real question that the film poses. She is shallow, mean, and she cheated on Nick throughout their six-month-long relationship. Lucky for her classmate and nemesis, Norah Silverberg, however, the mix CD’s keep on coming. And Norah keeps on diving into the trash to rescue Nick’s hard work, proceeding to upload it to her mp3 player. Before she ever sets eyes on Nick, she’s already falling in love with his heartfelt artwork and impeccable musical taste. Then, the magic happens. Nick gets dragged by his bandmates to a gig in New York City. Norah and her best friend hear that Norah’s favorite band, Where’s Fluffy? is also going to be playing in the city that night. Norah is at Nick’s concert. Without knowing that he is “Tris’s Nick,” she already thinks he’s cute. When she kisses him and asks him to pretend he’ s her boyfriend for five minutes to spite Tris, the rest is history. Sparks have flown, and everyone is on a mission to make Nick forget about Tris and see what a great girl Norah is. The teens spend the night chasing each other, their true feelings, and that ever-elusive rabbit, Fluffy. In the end, ulterior motives and distractions fall away, and love wins out over lust and drama. That’s a pretty happy ending. Although they aren’t perfect, Nick is a guy worth crushing on, and Norah, despite the insecurities she tries to hide, is a strong girl and a good friend worth relating to. |
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