Paper Heart

This is a film that not too many of you will have heard about. It stars Charlyne Yi a comedian/musician who makes a documentary about love. She goes on a journey around America interviewing various people about love, all while trying to have a relationship with Michael Cera.
I had not heard of Charlyne before this film but judging from some of her famous friends she has had some success. We also get to see a little bit of her shows and they look to be very quirky and funny. This is also a good way to describe the film. Most of the film is a documentary but her realionship with Michael Cera is fictional. I suppose in some ways they had to include this to show how she can fall in love with someone even if she may not entirely believe in the concept. But if they tried to do it properly they may have waited a while for her to find 'real' love. The problem with that though is that because she chose an 'actor' like Michael you get the feeling it may not be real. Maybe if they had chosen an unknown actor they might have been able to make it seem more real and maybe pull of that better. Thats not to say it wasn't good, cause it is quite a charming likeable movie. The one aspect I quite enjoyed was the way they depicted peoples love stories using paper models. They were really well done.
A lot of the charm of the film comes from it star Charlyne Yi. She has a cute nerdy quality to her that is very sweet. I'm sure she will find a nice guy to fall in love with her. Michael Cera is also very good. Both however are not all tha convincing in making us think their love affair is real. They are both great actors but I don't think can quite pull off the believablity that their love is real.
The film is showing in a very limited number of cinemas now so you may have to hurry to see it. However if you get the chance to see it on DVD you should check it out. Especially if you like things a little quirky.