Everyone’s pumping out there “Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist,” reviews because the Peter Sollet film comes out tomorrow. We like and enjoy all the principal players, Michael Cera, Sollet and also have a veritable crush on Kat Dennings, but let’s face it. The bottom line of this movie is it aspires to be a great John Hughes-like teen comedy and by that measure fails. It’s not terrible, but it’s mostly disposable. Our full review (we saw it around the Toronto Film Festival) can be read here. Currently, ‘Infinite Playlist, sits at a mostly divided 58% at Rotten Tomatoes. The indie-centric music is also pretty forgettable “Now That’s What I Call Indie-Rock“-lite. Time Out New York has a great and cutting dig at the film. “Unless you believe that Death Cab for Cutie’s lyrics really speak to your life, ‘Nick and Norah’s’ charms are frustratingly finite.” That made us totally lol, Hughes for the emo mallrat set.
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I’m still trying to figure out how that’s an LOL. You jaded bastards.
If Death Cab lyrics speak to your life, then oh brother, you’re in serious trouble. Ha. If you’re a dude, strap on a mangina and never take it off.
Whatever, Bon Iver lyrics apparently speak to your life and I think you may be in far more serious trouble than I.
Heh, they do? Not really. Jibbard!
And look, I’m not saying you shouldn’t like Death Cab For Cutie, I’m just saying if you do you should keep it a secret from the general public. 😉
I like Death Cab For Cutie a little *runs away*
Blood trickles down Nick’s legs as he runs for the bathroom to plug it up. 😉
Don’t be such a crotchety, bleak old man. Death Cab are awesome. I will not hide my light under a bushel because it’s not “cool.” I like Fleetwood Mac too so suck on that.
Hey, i love Fleetwood Mac. Don’t even compare the two. Everbody buy Tusk right now if they don’t have it. The deluxe version of course.