Based on the Novel by Rachel Cohn & David Levithan
Screenplay by Lorene Scafaria
Directed by Peter Sollett
Music has long been coupled with love, as a soundtrack to it, the inspiration for it, and as a bonding point for two different people. It is no surprise then, that Nick and Norah's central components are love and music, love found through music.
Nick (Michael Cera) is an oddball, a straight musician in a gay band, he heavily follows NYC's underground punk scene, aiming to become a large part of it. His recent girlfriend Triss (Alexis Dziena) has dumped him on his birthday, and he doesn't even feel up to going to his band, The Jerk Offs' gig at night. His bandmates convince him otherwise though, and he is off.
Norah (Kat Dennings) is an extroverted young girl that goes to school with Triss, who adores music and the nightlife with her friend Caroline (Ari Graynor), all the while trying to remain civil with their vapid schoolmate Triss. Triss' recent ex-boyfriend Nick continually makes her Mix CD's, which Triss trashes, only to be discovered and coveted by Norah, who believes Nick is her musical soulmate.
At night, the two each start at separate places, but end up at the club where Nick's band is playing, setting events in motion that will lead both to remember the night for a very long time. When Triss confronts Norah, she grabs the closest guy she can and makes him her honorary boyfriend, even if only to defend Triss' callous remarks toward her. As it turns out, Norah unknowingly picked Nick, Triss' Nick, as her prime target, and is now embarrassed because of the feelings she has about Nick and the music he likes.
The two end up together throughout the night on their series of misadventures, trying to repeatedly find the drunken Caroline, escaping the mean spirited people that want to antagonize them, and trying to find the elusive secret show of their favorite band Where's Fluffy?
The two bond over their shared interests, and confront the differences between them, all in an effort to get through the night safe and sound, and maybe have a little fun along the way.
This is a fun movie, the spirit is like a light-heart take on Juno, sans the pregnancy and adult responsibilities, this goes straight for fun and bonding. My biggest problem is the music, it's a genre and style that I don't like or appreciate in any real way. However, I can step aside and ignore that fact, and instead focus on the fact that a lot of people, especially ones watching this movie, probably love the music and can therefore relate even better to it. I personally didn't, but I still felt it was a good film, well made, and the story was heartfelt and relateable to culture at large. A much better film than I thought it would be, a nice love story with a good heart. Especially recommended to fans of the featured music.
8.0/10
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