My brillers friend Lyn predicted today was going to be STEAMY in the romance department….
Gorgeouses, Josh and I went on A DATE. For the first time. IN MONTHS.
At around 4pm, we dropped the monkeys off at it’sgrandma and papa’shere’s house, made a run for the car and sped off to the theatres so see….

LOVED IT. Yes, Cheaty AND Josh-O both give this movie a thumbs up. While, yes, it’s geared toward a high-school audience, there’s a lot of wisdom and a LO-HO-HOT of laughs in this movie. I mean, it’s Michael Cera (CANADIAN, might I proudly add)….

…and, you can’t go wrong with Michael Cera. I was first introduced to him, as most of us were, in the TOO-SHORT-LIVED, BRILLERS dramedy Arrested Development.

Then, we fell in love with him in Juno. Sigh, love. And, Gorgeouses, we fall in love with him again Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist.
In Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, Cera plays the same self-deprecating, intelligent, profound, creative, dorky, lovable high-school kid he played in Juno. This time, he plays Nick — a broken-hearted teenager who unexpectedly meets his happily-ever-after, Norah, on one CRAZY night out in Manhattan.
Obviously, Cera’s getting typecast. But, it’s great. Because this type of character is exactly what we all want and NEED to see. We want to see something real, but also lighthearted. We want to see characters that we can both relate to and aspire to become. And, as parents, we want to see role models (Nick and Norah tell each other soon after meeting that they don’t drink). Cera plays this wonderful character like no one else can. He makes JUST BEING YOU beautiful and attractive…. I’d watch him play this character over and over again so I can get to know him better and see more sides of him. He’s FASCINATING! Nobody can play this very timely character BUT Cera.
Norah, played by Kat Denning, is also intelligent, artsy, mature, and quirky — a female version of Nick, in a way. What I liked most about her, though, was her unique beauty. The camera LOVED Denning. Now, the what’s interesting about her is…, at least in the movie, she’s NOT SKINNY. No. She’s voluptuous, and she’s rather PLUMP next to Alexis Dziena — her costar, who plays Nick’s nasty ex-girlfriend. Next to Denning, Dziena looks too skinny. Imagine that: the skinny girl looks almost SILLY next to her STUNNING, fuller-figured counterpart…. Beautiful.
Basically, the movie will DEFINITELY encourage teenage girls to eat a sandwich because there was NOTHING attractive about scrawny Dziena next to the voluptuous, stunning Denning.
Anyway, after the movie, Josh and I went for dinner at a great little Thai restaurant. So relaxing…. No kids…. So relaxing…!
Question: why is my favourite drink called WHITE Zinfandel when it’s OBVIOIUSLY not WHITE!

Yum!
Anyway, go! Check this movie. Let us know what you think in the comments!
Cheaty HIGHLY recommends.








Renee October 13th, 2008 at 8:33 am
I can answer the wine question…cuz Zinfandel is a red grape! I’m not sure exactly how they make it white…I’m not that into wine, but I do like it.
re: the movie. I think it’s great that for once the “hero” isn’t the uber skinny chic! The trailer looks very cute…but I’ll wait for the dvd cuz I’m cheap.
Renee’s last blog post..more proof that I’m loosin it!
ali October 13th, 2008 at 8:41 am
he’s totally not typecast. he just is.
he’s totally not acting.
ali’s last blog post..turkey day and mickey d’s truthiness and bagel smiles
LAVENDULA October 13th, 2008 at 8:47 am
yeah that movie looks funny.will watch it on VOD when it comes out.glad you had a nice date with josh.
Laura October 14th, 2008 at 6:00 am
I saw this on my date night with my new semi sorta kinda bf…. loved it… such a cute movie… leave all happy, was afraid it would be a teenie bopper movie but I really enjoyed it….
Teena in Toronto October 14th, 2008 at 11:24 am
This looks good! I may go see it … or I’ll catch it when it comes on TMN.
Teena in Toronto’s last blog post..Ten on Tuesday
Marie-Christine Desy October 14th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
Oooouuuuh that looks like a good movie!!! I’m glad you could have a good date with Josh-O!!!
it'sgrandma October 14th, 2008 at 5:37 pm
Love your review and we loved looking after the sweethearts!! xxxxoooooo
justine October 27th, 2008 at 12:50 pm
YES!!! WONDERFUL RECOMMENDATION!!
sorry about that I got a bit excited. I saw it twice and then immediately bought the book….hmmm… mildly obsessed?
LG November 5th, 2008 at 8:25 am
I saw this movie just this weekend! Really enjoyed it! Loved seeing so much of New York, too. And Michael Cera does a great job. Kat Denning did too and is so pretty…I tried to copy her makeup from the movie this weekend (heavy top eyeliner, red lips, nothing else) because I liked it so much.
Also liked the Yugo.
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