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Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (2008)
  
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Directed
by:
Peter Sollett |
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COUNTRY
USA |
GENRE
Comedy/Romance |
NORWEGIAN
TITLE
Nick
and Norah's Infinite Playlist |
RUNNING
TIME
90 minutes |
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Produced
by:
Kerry Kohansky
Andrew Milano
Chris Weitz
Paul Weitz |
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Written by:
Lorene Scafaria
Rachel Cohn |
Review
At first glance,
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (subsequently referred to as
Nick and Norah for obvious reasons) might resemble the reiteration
of teenage sex-comedies which has been poured out of Hollywood in recent
years. Both the arrogant, selfish prom queen, the childish sex-fixated
sidekicks, and the huge ultimate party are present. Despite this,
Nick and Norah is significantly different. Most importantly, it
takes its characters (read: leads) seriously, and is able to portray
funny anecdotes of teenage life without resorting to overblown
scenarios. Casting the credible and likeable Michael Cera along with the
authentic Kat Dennings certainly was a lucky choice in this respect, and
together they make Nick and Norah a sincere and moving romance in
which even the sex scene is handled with a sense of realism. Instead of
staged over-awkwardness or clichéd porn fantasy depiction, Nick and
Norah's first sexual encounter is pleasing and funny because of the
natural attraction and fun we all have experienced in these
situations. The film isn't free of simplified characterisations (like
Alexis Dziena's Tris) or some dragged-out segments (the search for
Caroline), but as directed by Peter Sollett, in pseudo-real-time
depicting one night of events, Nick and Norah has a simple
freshness to it that makes it inspirational and affecting, without
making you resent any of the supporting characters.
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