Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (Columbia)
By Rachel Landrum
In the new film Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist (opening October 3 throughout San Diego), Michael Cera plays Nick and Kat Dennings is Norah. A month after his big break up with Tris, Nick has to go and play a show with his friends and their band The JerkOffs. At the show he sees his ex Tris with her new boy toy. While debating whether or not he should go and talk to her, Nora -- in an act of desperation -- asks him to pretend to be her boyfriend for five minutes. This is the start of one crazy night filled with music, drunken antics, and one really gross piece of gum.
I found the movie very funny, cute and rather enjoyable. I really liked the friends how they care about Nick and want to help him get over Tris, his ex. It really captured the whole teen view of how we can sometimes get caught up in one thing or one person until they become all we see. As a teen I find we tend to do things in an all or nothing manner, with no real in between. The actors portraying the characters in this film did a really good job of showing this and how they went through a lot just to find where a band was playing and to have a good time.
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist is rated PG-13 for mature thematic material including teen drinking, sexuality, language and crude behavior.
--Rachel Landrum is a senior at Mount Miguel High School. She loves movies and thought being a KPBS Teen Critic would be a good learning experience. She's always eager for a good ghost story or period film. Among her favorite movies are Across the Universe, Pan's Labyrinth, and House of Flying Daggers.
Melissa Schoenhofen from mt. mhs
October 09, 2008 at 06:21 PM
Hey Rachel i have to give you props on the good review you just gave on this film. You just made me want to go and see this film. And i like the way you combine actually think about how this movie relates to us teens. good job !!!
FRANK GARCiA
October 09, 2008 at 06:23 PM
Reading this review really makes the movies sond very entertaining and now i want to go and watch it... but yea juss by reading this review it made me think about how us teens can relate to this film. great job on the review.
Adrian Marquez from Mount Miguel
October 09, 2008 at 06:27 PM
I think Rachel had a good review of the film. She told about the movie with out giving away the movie. After reading this reveiw I got very curious about what would go on through out the movie. The previews looked funny but now that I've read this review I have something to go buy with it being a good movie.
Art Al-Sheikh from San Diego
October 09, 2008 at 06:30 PM
I think the review was alright. It was not very informative but i could understand why. Other than thinking about whether I will go see this movie is still unsure. I probly will though.
MAIMA FORSYTHE from MOUNT MIGUEL HIGH SCHOOL
October 09, 2008 at 06:32 PM
Well from seeing what teen critics said about the movie makes me want to go se it because i like films that make me laugh about the crazy things that we teens do now days, and how they relate to our daily lies such as being a teen going to a party seeing your ex-boyfriend or girlfriend at the same party with someone else and you wanna make them jealous by askin someone random around you to be your boyfriend or girlfriend for the night or time being and soon, but soon finding out that you wanna be with that person.Thats what maks this film so interesting because it makes us laugh about the stupid but cute things that we do in life.
Samantha Rae Payne from Mount Miguel
October 09, 2008 at 06:34 PM
Although I have not yet seen this film, I do plan on seeing it. I'm glad I read this review. It gives me a good picture of what to expect to see from this film. Reading what Rachel wrote about the plot of this film somewhat reminds me of a foreign film I've seen. It also involves the same situation where a boy tries to get over a former love and a girl tries to make her ex-boyfriend jealous. They end up using each other to get their former lovers back and they end up falling in love. I can't wait to see this film.
Janeane White from Mount Miguel High School
October 09, 2008 at 06:40 PM
I liked your review. I at first glance didn't want to see the movie but after reading your review i think i might just go. It sounds interesting.
Sam Flores from San Diego
October 09, 2008 at 06:43 PM
This is my third try for posting a comment. You've done a great job.
Sydney Magnuson
October 09, 2008 at 06:43 PM
Hey I agree with you Adrian about it being a good review and how she didn't give the movie away. I also agree about the previews, they looked funny. After the review clarified it was a good movie I now know that i wouldn't be wasting my money.
Michelle Phillips from Spring Valley
October 09, 2008 at 06:44 PM
This movie seems like another dumb teen movie. It's something that i'd probably watch with my friends on a friday night. Typical plot, typical ending,typical scenario.Not something i'd wanna watch more than once though.
Herminio Casas
October 09, 2008 at 06:47 PM
I thouht this review was a little short on information and a bit comlicated at times. i had to read "At the show he sees his ex Tris with her new boy toy" a few times before i understood it. I'm looking foward to seeing this movie and if Michael Cera can play a more different character.
Rachel Landrum from Mount Miguel High School
October 09, 2008 at 06:51 PM
Michelle yes it is a teen movie and I like how you say your own opinions. The plot is boy meets girl but it has a little something I think but then again I'm a sucker for happy endings and such. Thank you for replying to my reveiw and thankyou to all the others as well I'm glade you liked it.
Charmaine Alexander
October 09, 2008 at 07:48 PM
Even though I already saw this movie, Rachel's review makes me want to go and see it again. I think she did a great job on explaining the movie and could inspire anyone to go see it.
Andres Cruz from San diego
October 09, 2008 at 07:50 PM
Michelle u convince me to go out this saturday and go watch the movie because it looks very funny and i thought that your review was great.
Melissa Wilkerson from Mount Miguel
October 09, 2008 at 07:50 PM
When i saw the previews to this moives it looked really interesting and funny, but after reading the review it doesnt seem as funny as i would have expected. Possibly because of the lack of details. I guess i'll just have to see with my own eyes.
Kaila Ordanez-Garcia from Mount Miguel High
October 09, 2008 at 07:51 PM
Rachel. I liked how you didn't make this movie seem like one of the usually teen movies, where a boy meets a girl and such. From your review it makes me want to go watch the movie and I probably will. Anyways, about how it captures the whole view of teenagers. By your explantion of the movie, I agree with your statement. And i think we need more movies like this to show teenagers how much time we spend on worry about what our ex's or doing, and we should just have fun.
Kaila Ordanez-Garcia from Mount Miguel High
October 09, 2008 at 07:57 PM
In response to Michelle's post. Now and days all the movies are just a typical re-make of another movie. The drama, the ending, and the purpose are mostly all the same. But its the other things that make the movie seem interesting. The dialog and the things they do.
Jasmine Gandy from Mount Miguel High School
October 09, 2008 at 07:58 PM
i think the review on this movie was good. like someone said it was enough information to make out what the movie is going to be out but not to much to where it gave the movie away. i just seen this movie last night and i think it was a good movie all around but i was kind of disappointed because it wanst as funny as i thought it was going to be. But that has nothing to do with it not being a good movie,m because it was. this movie did bring out the teenage life and what happens to someone who falls for another and in the end they realize they were wasting their time and got something better. i do recommand seeing this movie and it had a very interesting piece of gum that stays through out most of the movie! :)
JOSE CABANAS from MOUNT MIGUEL HS
October 09, 2008 at 07:59 PM
I've seen the trailer of this movie and it seems really funny to watch. The writer wrote very well on their review and it make me want to watch it even more.
Tiffany Ybarra from mount miguel high school
October 09, 2008 at 08:02 PM
Rachel i really like your movie review. I really want to see this movie from what i have seen from the comercials and what i have read from your review. I like the part were you talk about what teens go through today. I thought you did a really good job
FARHIA GELLE from MOUNT MIGUEL
October 09, 2008 at 08:02 PM
I agree with Jose and I also want to watch this movie because it will be funny.
briana G
October 09, 2008 at 08:10 PM
i have not seen it yet but i dont really like that kind of moive but it does sound like it would have some twist to it. but i agree with Michelle it sound like it will follow Typical plot, typical ending,typical scenario
Tiffany Ybarra from mount miguel high school
October 09, 2008 at 08:12 PM
response to michelle post now days all movies have to teens and their problems but they all don't end the same and they all have different points to it
