Michael Cera steps outside the box with alter ego Francois Dillinger, whose blue eyes, scruffy face, and stylish apparel make him actually seem like a different person.
Dialog-wise, this movie was filled with tons of little gems. But what else can be expected of a movie that gives 16-year-olds the ability to articulate like an English major in his/her senior year? It was reminiscent of Dawson’s Creek, but so much better because their aim was to be funny, and not serious.
I think what I liked best about this movie was its commentary on the portrayal of love in the movies. Michael Cera had a line in the beginning that went something like In the movies, the nice guys get the girl, but in real life it’s usually the prick. I felt like this was to foreshadow the end that I didn’t expect: that the girl of his dreams would still want him after all of his deviousness and scheming. Sadly, this is a more accurate depiction of real life women and their emotions than what I expected. i.e. that she’d stand up for herself and ‘what’s right’, and vow to never speak to him again. Sigh.
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