Some Friendly Career Advice for Michael Cera
As I've mentioned 12 to 15 times, I had the distinct pleasure of seeing/throttling/spooking Michael Cera when he happened innocently into my local dive bar to film a scene from the forthcoming movie Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. So I feel a strange protective ownership over the film. This, coupled with my age-inappropriate love for Cera, made me uniquely stoked to watch the trailer for said movie, which hits theaters in October. But -- get ready for the haterade -- I am gonna have to say that after watching the thing, I am super not impressed.
Yes, Cera is darling as usual (though perhaps he ought to think about stretching those actorly muscles so that we know he can do more than "clever but bumbling and awkward"). Kat Denning, who plays his lurv interest, is equally delectable as the romantic underdog who gets the guy. But -- and I really hope I'm wrong about this -- the trailer pretty much reveals the entire plot, which is nothing more than a series of indie rom-com tropes we've seen a thousand times already.
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