Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist suggest music as a backdrop. While this couple have common musical tastes, at play is the list of activities they engage in one New York night while trying to locate the venue of a secret performance by the popular but reclusive band called “Where’s Fluffy?” Nick has been dumped by Tris (Alexis Dziena) his long-time girlfriend of 6 months which is something that he refuses to accept and continues to leave her rambling and pathetically funny voice mails as well as sending her thoughtfully made mix CD’s which end up in the trash. These are often salvaged by Norah who is fascinated by the mysterious music maker. These two are not really friend but Norah tolerates Tris despite having to endure her constant slagging because Tris is friend with Norah’s best friend Caroline (Ari Graynor who may have the funniest character in the movie) On the night of the Fluffy gig Nick’s gay band mates drag him out of his Tris-fed funk to their club engagement where he hooks up with Norah – each doing the other a favour to avoid being humiliated in front of their respective exes. As the night wears on Nick and Norah gravitate and repulse over and over as they try to decide on each other or to rekindle their past relationships. Kat Dennings as Norah continues to add to her filmology of characters that she’s made interesting and Michael Cera who has “the aimless teen” down to a fine science, applies it again here to the character of Nick so fans who can’t get enough will again be treated to the milquetoast they crave.