It’s a good-time flick, with cheerful performances and the kind of supporting cast that make 90 minutes seem like a brisk 30. Norah’s lack of fulfillment isn’t what moves the action here instead, we’re on a search for her best friend and an oh-so-cool band’s secret show, with Nick’s (Michael Cera) hapless band, in his hapless car (a Yugo), through downtown New York City’s music scene. It may sound tawdry, yet this plot point harkens back to a sweeter, John Hughes–era teen comedy (with a few switches flipped) wherein the search for a simple sex act was enough motivation for a number of scenes, if not an entire film. The high schooler, played by Kat Dennings, is demeaned by her fellow classmates for having yet to experience the big O. There’s something almost quaint about Norah’s search for her orgasm. Moonrise Kingdom (2012)įor when you’re in the mood for a first love story, Wes Anderson–style. As the pair make their way through Manhattan-with visits from Jerry Seinfeld, radio hosts Opie and Anthony, Whoopi Goldberg, and a fantastic supporting job from the ageless Gabrielle Union, playing a reality TV starlet-we can’t help but get on board with their journey. Like in Roman Holiday before it, here the journalist finds the human being inside of their famous subject, falling for them while trying not to fall for their shtick, or what they represent. ![]() Rosario Dawson plays a New York Times journalist tasked with interviewing a hugely famous comedian, played by Chris Rock, who is attempting to take his career in a new direction (courtesy of an ill-advised serious film about a Haitian revolutionary). If that notion produces a little eye roll, get those peepers back down, and then on to the screen before you miss some laughs. ![]() Think of it as Funny People meets Before Sunset, with New York taking the place of Paris.
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