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Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
- Review Date: September 30, 2008
- PG-13
- Genre: Comedy
- 2008
Common Sense Media says
Teen romcom is believable but on the edgy side.
Parents say
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this comedy is designed to appeal to the same hip teens who like Gossip Girl and Judd Apatow movies. Conversations about sex and relationships are candid and specific (for example, teen girls discuss orgasms in a convenience store), and several couples hook up, especially one drunk teen girl. In one scene, the camera cuts from a couple making out to the sound of the girl's orgasm. Although the main teen characters don't drink, plenty of other underage characters do. Language includes "s--t," "ass," "bitch," and the like. Product placement includes Mac computers, iPods, and Gray's Papaya hot dogs.
What's the story?
Nick (Michael Cera) is a sensitive high school senior who plays bass in a band, drives a beloved Yugo, and burns soul-baring compilation CDs for his ex-girlfriend Tris (Alexis Dziena). One night, Nick meets Tris' classmate Norah (Kat Dennings), a fellow indie rock lover, after a gig in Manhattan. The two instantly bond over their devotion to the fictional band Where's Fluffy, which is supposed to play at an undisclosed location in the city. While Nick and Norah search every possible club and bar for Fluffy, Nick's bandmates agree to drive Norah's drunk best friend home to New Jersey. What ensues is like Where's Waldo? meets Before Sunrise.
Is it any good?
Director Peter Sollett infuses the film -- based on a young-adult novel by Rachel Cohn and David Levithan -- with the staples of most romantic comedies: the meet cute, a night out in New York City, comic-relief best friends, witty banter, and even a gross-out gag or two. And while the two protagonists -- especially go-to adolescent lead Cera -- are believable as hip-but-shy, sensitive-but-worldly, city-savvy-but-suburban-dwelling teens, parts of the film lag, get bogged down by the drunk-friend subplot, and just aren't as funny as the filmmakers intended.
What does work is the movie's vision of MySpace-generation teens as candid and tolerant. The teen culture in the film includes ubiquitous use of technology, gay and straight best friends, a rich record-company heiress who falls for a guy who drives a Yugo, girls who wear private school skirts by day and sexy mini skirts by night. This is the world that 21st-century teens live in, even if only a tiny fraction of them use New York's post-punk clubs and greasy spoons as their playground.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about the real-life consequences of the characters' behavior, particularly the underage drinking. How do you think a night like the one in the movie would turn out in real life? Families can also discuss whether this movie offers a realistic depiction of today's teens. How do TV shows and movies usually portray urban-dwelling teens as opposed to suburban teens? The film makes teens seem very accepting of friends with different cultures and sexuality. Teens: Is that the case with your friends? Also, does the way the characters use technology seem realistic? How is media a part of teen daily life?
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Very enertaining for 15 and up
Very good movie. Definitely too mature for most under 15. Nothing really objectionable just a mature subject.
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Fun and Funny but Not for all Teens
This movie is NOT for all teens, and definitely not for children. This movie is about teens being independent in New York, making their own choices, and living with the good or bad that comes with them. There is sex, underage drinking, and reckless behavior, but there is also a bright side. At the end of the movie, the two main characters have to make an important decision on their own. Stay with the people that only want to be around them because of benefits they may be able to receive from them, or go with the people that love them for who they really are. This movie shines light on even when everything is crazy around you, and everyone wants something from you, its still important to be yourself. Not the best movie, but not the worst either. There are some laughs, and definitely some fun moments, but also some moments when you wonder "what were they thinking". Again this movie isn't for all eyes, and though it's pretty much the same old story, it puts a fun spin on things for the older teen.
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In a perfect world, I'm thinking 18 and older~
I was disappointed by the movie. My daughter saw it with friends before I had a chance to review it, and told me how funny it was. I watched it with her and was really bummed at the messages. I felt it really cheapened intimacy and was really suggestive for a high school target audience. Lots of drinking and partying - no parental involvement at all. Basically teenagers living adult lives with pretty promiscuous adult behavior.
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Waste of time.
Saw this movie and really disliked it. Too much drinking, sexual situations that were too much for younger teens. More than that, the characters were annoying and it never made sense why they even liked each other. I wouldn't want my teenager to waste his time on this movie. I found very little positive in it.
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girls worth is in her orgasm??
We thought it would be a fun indy film-instead, it sends the message that a girl isn't cool unless she's had an orgasm and everyone is having orgasms. I was so sad that any teenage girl would see this and see that message. The lead girl only finds confidence in the fact that she finally has an orgasm with a guy.
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Don't watch it.
Believable????? Yeah, right. This movie is solely, utterly, world-revolves-around-it, about sex. This review doesn't do justice. The plotline revolves around it, and quite frankly, is terrible. Don't watch it.
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Hard PG13
this is a pg13 superbad, mixed with more romance than superbad was. and it is actually enjoyable. I had wanted to see this wen it came out, but no one wanted to go with me. so i kinda forgot about it. until a few weeks ago i saw it in a used dvd store and bought it. i avoided watching it for 2 weeks because i thought it was a love story. It really wasnt to much. And i really enjoyed it. There is tons of sexual content,etc (like the bands names) in this movie. same with language (one fword at the beggining). but overall i enjoyed it
Also there is tons of drinking
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Lame
The more and more I do these reviews I realize kids have some bad taste. This movie was mindless, it really was very predictable and not very good. The message was definitely inappropriate for kids. If you are going to let your kids watch this and you don't want them to being sleeping with other people then you should most certainly talk to your kids on what is and isn't okay in this movie.
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I can get this for free
I can get this for free at rewardss1.tk
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Mature content, but a great movie!
This movie, like the book, is hilarious but also contains a few things that you might not want your kids to hear. Namely a scene involving drag that younger kids might ask you about and it could just be uncomfortable.
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| Studio: | Columbia Tristar |
| Director: | Peter Sollett |
| Cast: | Alexis Dziena, Kat Dennings, Michael Cera |
| Genre: | Comedy |
| Run time: | 90 minutes |
| Theatrical release date: | October 2, 2008 |
| DVD release date: | February 3, 2009 |
| MPAA rating: | PG-13 |
| MPAA explanation: | mature thematic material including teen drinking, sexuality, language and crude behavior. |
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