Spring Break
'Nick and Norah' saved by eclectic indie soundtrack
Alysson Cwyk
Issue date: 10/3/08 Section: Arts & Entertainment
Every few years, a set of fresh actors rise from the depths of child star fame, attempting new roles, yet are still recognized and associated with their first breakout performance rather than a current project.
In the early '90s, Macaulay Culkin was type-casted as an annoying brat in the "Home Alone" series; Haley Joel Osment as the kid who saw dead people in "The Sixth Sense"; and now, Michael Cera, as the nerdy-but-cool-in-an-odd-way character in "Arrested Development," "Superbad," "Juno" and his latest endeavor, "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist."
When asked if his roles would change in the next 10 years, from awkward high-schooler to something more mature, Cera said, "I'd like to play Groucho Marx one day. No, I'm kidding. I don't really have plans. I just take things one at a time." Typical.
Based on the young-adult novel written by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan and directed by Peter Sollett ("Raising Victor Vargas"), "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist" revolves around a group of music-loving students from New Jersey, equipped with "bridge-and-tunnel" attitudes. Traveling throughout New York City in search of their favorite band, relationships evolve, drama ensues from ex-flings and somehow everything works out through the appreciation of indie rock.
Nick (Michael Cera), a mix-tape making, hoodie wearing bassist, is heartbroken by his recent split from Tris (Alexis Dziena), the spoiled girl who doesn't even bother to listen to the creative musical masterpieces he's created for her. At one of Nick's gigs, Nick is approached by the Jewish, music-mogul heiress Norah (Kat Dennings), asking to be her boyfriend for a mere five minutes-just to make her rival Tris jealous. If the story wasn't already twisted enough, Nick's bandmates and a slew of friends travel from venue to venue, wishing to find the location of the secret Where's Fluffy? show. Through the course of one night, Nick and Norah go from absolute strangers to lovers, drawn together by their addiction to sound.
In the early '90s, Macaulay Culkin was type-casted as an annoying brat in the "Home Alone" series; Haley Joel Osment as the kid who saw dead people in "The Sixth Sense"; and now, Michael Cera, as the nerdy-but-cool-in-an-odd-way character in "Arrested Development," "Superbad," "Juno" and his latest endeavor, "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist."
When asked if his roles would change in the next 10 years, from awkward high-schooler to something more mature, Cera said, "I'd like to play Groucho Marx one day. No, I'm kidding. I don't really have plans. I just take things one at a time." Typical.
Based on the young-adult novel written by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan and directed by Peter Sollett ("Raising Victor Vargas"), "Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist" revolves around a group of music-loving students from New Jersey, equipped with "bridge-and-tunnel" attitudes. Traveling throughout New York City in search of their favorite band, relationships evolve, drama ensues from ex-flings and somehow everything works out through the appreciation of indie rock.
Nick (Michael Cera), a mix-tape making, hoodie wearing bassist, is heartbroken by his recent split from Tris (Alexis Dziena), the spoiled girl who doesn't even bother to listen to the creative musical masterpieces he's created for her. At one of Nick's gigs, Nick is approached by the Jewish, music-mogul heiress Norah (Kat Dennings), asking to be her boyfriend for a mere five minutes-just to make her rival Tris jealous. If the story wasn't already twisted enough, Nick's bandmates and a slew of friends travel from venue to venue, wishing to find the location of the secret Where's Fluffy? show. Through the course of one night, Nick and Norah go from absolute strangers to lovers, drawn together by their addiction to sound.
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