Two beautiful girls fighting over a geek

Rating: 5/10 (3 October 2008)

(Synopsis) Nick (Michael Cera), the only straight band member of "The Jerk Offs" has recently been dumped by his hot girlfriend, Tris (Alexis Dziena). Nick believes that he can win her back by sending her special songs on CDs that he has mixed just for her. Nick has sent her about 10 CDs, but Tris only throws them in the trash. However, Tris' best friend, Norah (Kat Dennings), has retrieved most of them, and she loves them. Norah has never met Nick, but the music he loves touches her heart. Norah and her friend Caroline are at a nightclub where "The Jerk Offs" are playing, and Norah is attracted to Nick while he is playing his guitar. Tris shows up at the same club with her new boyfriend. Norah doesn't want Tris to think that she is dateless, so she asks Nick to pretend to be her boyfriend for 5 minutes and gives him a big kiss. Then Tris tells Norah that Nick is her ex-boyfriend. Now that Norah has Nick, the heartless Tris decides that she now wants him back. A night of searching for the band "Where's Fluffy" will end up with one of these girls winning Nick's love.
(My Comment) This is a cute romantic comedy written for the teenage audience. Teenagers will connect with the thrill and discovery of new music and the pitfalls of being in love. Nick and Norah embark on an adventure searching for the band "Where's Fluffy," and find something unexpected, just what happens in real life. The only thing is that in real life, a geek like Nick will not be fought over by two beautiful girls. I can relate to Nick's yellow Yugo, and the car troubles he has when you are young and can only afford to drive a piece of junk. There is one individual story about a piece of gum that travels throughout the whole movie that is actually disgusting. They could have left that part out. Overall, the movie gave me some laughs and is a good date movie, especially for teenagers. (Sony Pictures, Run Time 1:30, Rated PG-13)(5/10)