Not the Most Original Movie, but a nice story

Rating: 8/10 (10 September 2008)

The plot, Nick (Michael Cera) has been dumped by his girlfriend of six months Tris (Alexis Dziena) and has made mix CD's for her. Tris doesn't like them, doesn't want anything to do with them, and simply throws them away. Norah (Kat Dennings) picks up one that was trashed and is interested. Nick also is in a band with a few of his friends, and is at a gig that Norah is at. Norah in an attempt to make Tris jealous tells Nick to act like her boyfriend for a few minutes. Tris didn't seem too convinced it was believable. Caroline (Ari Graynor) gets way too wasted at this gig, and the band members are supposed to take her home. Along the way (the entire movie except the 1st 5 minutes is shot at night), Caroline escapes, and the band, Nick and Nora set out on a quest to find her. Also, everyone is determined to find one band, and tries to find the clues to figure out the location of where they are playing.
Which woman does Nick want? Is Norah even remotely interested in Nick? What does "infinite playlist" really mean?
This movie is 85 minutes not counting credits, it gets right to the point, and moves at a great pace. What works I think is the chemistry between all of the characters. For the record, I disliked "Superbad", I didn't think it was funny (I didn't laugh once), but Michael Cera does a good job with this. As I heard some people leaving the screening, one word kept coming out, "cute". I agree with this. It is funny, it is romantic, and although it isn't the most original idea in the world, it is well done. I would consider seeing this again, maybe to catch a few little things, but just for something different.