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[cyrano]

I know what you're all thinking, but this movie actually has nothing to do with The Thin Man. But don't be disappointed. It's still a perfectly serviceable 'two strangers meet discover they're perfect for each other and dump their current loser SOs' kind of film.
In a startling departure from type, Michael Cera plays an earnest and good hearted but ineffectual nebbish. And as always I love how easy it is to find parking in New York when you have the power of Michael Bloomberg and NY♥FILM behind you.
I liked it, but I'm glad I didn't rush out to see it in the cinemas because I would have been disappointed. Three wags.

Comments

[mathsnerd]

It's an adorable film, and I want it on DVD, desperately. ;)

Also, it's Norah, seeing as how she is Jewish. Better fix that.

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

I think adorable is an excellent adjective for this film. And if I find it within my budget, I'll pick it up for next year's birthday present.

[senatorhatty.livejournal.com]

We saw it free when it sneak previewed just over a year ago. We were new in town and had no furniture, so it was kinda cool to go see it free. And I liked it!

[senatorhatty.livejournal.com]

Oh yeah and the lack of the Thin Man connection did irritate me mildly, but I found out later than the names were chosen ironically because the characters in this movie are Straight Edge, while Nick and Nora Charles, um, drink a great deal.

[cyranocyrano.livejournal.com]

Okay, that does make me a little happier, actually. (:

[roseneko.livejournal.com]

Nick & Norah is one of those movies that's won a spot in my heart, despite the fact that (as you say) it's not really much more than "perfectly serviceable". I think it's the sheer sweetness with which the film goes about telling its story, as well as the way that its characters embody the awkwardness of teenage romance rather than living in perfect-world movieland where everyone always knows who's right for them and what to say at any given moment.

Also, Nick's friends always crack me up - and (as one critic noted) are some of the first "gay friends" in a mainstream movie who aren't "gay friends" - they're his best friends, who just happen to be gay, and that's cool (and even advantageous at points). It's nice to see how far things have come.