Paper Heart (2009)

User Rating:

6.5/10   

Director:

Nicholas Jasenovec

Writers (WGA):

Nicholas Jasenovec (written by) &
Charlyne Yi (written by)

Release Date:

1 October 2009 (Singapore)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

A story about love that's taking on a life of its own.

Plot:

Charlyne Yi embarks on a quest across America to make a documentary about the one subject she doesn't fully understand: Love.

Plot Keywords:

Love | Storytelling | Divorce | Travel | True Love

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Charlyne Yi	...	Charlyne Yi
Michael Cera	...	Michael Cera
Jake M. Johnson	...	Nicholas Jasenovec
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sarah Baker
Matthew Bass
Matthew Craig
Don Emerson
Sally Emerson
Gabrielle Felder
Sidney Hardy
Kirsti Manna
Demetri Martin
Brendan Paul
John Pivovarnick
Seth Rogen
Paul Rust
David Sartor
Faith Shannon
Given Sharp
Martin Starr
Bob Sullivan
Lois Sullivan
Gill Summers
Bill Warner
Derek Waters
Morgan Williams
Luciano Yi
Lydia Yi

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some language.

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #44873) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | UK:PG | Ireland:PG | Singapore:PG (edited version) | Singapore:M18 | Australia:M

Company:

Anchor Bay Entertainment

All She Needs Is Love (but does she really want it?)

Charlyne Yi claims she doesn't believe in love (although she seems to want to believe in it). She and her friend,director Nicholas Jasenovec (on camera played by actor,Jake M.Johnson,so that the real Nicholas Jasenovec can spend time behind the camera) hit the road to try and (somehow)answer her questions by interviewing anybody who is willing to talk on camera. In the middle of all this,actor Michael Cera (Nick & Nora's Infinite Playlist,Juno,Superbad)somehow strikes up a friendship with Yi,which somehow manages to turn into a relationship (of sorts). Of course,turns out to shift the focus in the film a bit. Other talking heads figure in this pseudo documentary cum mockumentary (actor/writer/director, Seth Rogan,who is a friend of Yi's,briefly turns up to put in his two cents worth). Along the way,we find out a little more about Charlyne Yi (besides being an actress,she's also a part time musician who actually writes & performs some of the songs in this film). Further down the road (ouch!---bad pun---my bad!), Charlyne & Michael start to get a bit tired of being in the camera lens when they just want a little down time to be alone together. Charlyne Yi seems a bit too tentative in her portrayal of herself at times. Worth taking a look at if you enjoy quirky,youth oriented film fare such as the above mentioned. Rated PG-13 by the MPAA for a bit of rude language & some mature content.