The perfect romantic film for a first date !

Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist

  If you like indie rock, if you loved Juno and Little Miss Sunshine, if you enjoy romantic movies… that movie is made for you !

    Despite the awful and useless French title (“Une nuit à New York”), I was charmed by this unpretentious US indie production, not extraordinary but pretty nice and fun.
A secret concert of “Where is Fluffy ?” band is supposed to be organized… somewhere in New York – but where ? Groups of friends are looking for it, and teenagers are going to meet and meet again, especially Nick, a young dreamy musician, his bitchy ex-girlfriend Tris and Norah, another quiet brunette.
   

   From the five first minutes of the film, we know how it will finish. However, it doesn’t matter: here, the great point is the way, the “love road” between the two young people which will run all along the night. Fortunately, the two sentimental heroes – cute but a little vapid - are counterbalanced by politically incorrect, refreshing supporting roles: Caroline, the drunk friend who can’t leave her bubblegum and, on Nick’s side, a gay band, composed by three very freaky but funny guys. They are unexpected protagonists who bring to this classic teen movie a new wind of originality and youth.

   Thanks to the trendy soundtrack and to the pleasant actors, Nick and Norah’s infinite playlist is a nice film and we’d almost like to extend the moment… to infinity !

Nick and Norah's infinite playlist, by Peter Sollett, with Michael Cera and Kat Dennings, 2009.

Comments

[Val]

I agree with what u said, it's a cool movie, with good music and young talented actors. Michael Cera will play a neandertal boy in the movie "year One", with also Jack Black and Paul Rudd, go check the trailer on Youtube! Very Funny...

[stacey]

A well organized review, giving away just enough of the plot to make it appealing without too much info. A couple of corrections: a young dreamy musician (without "boy") and Norah, another quiet brunette. The terms boy and girl are for children. I'm not sure what you mean by "cut". Bubblegum, on Nick's side, bring - to this teen movie, to infinity.