Review of Paper Heart

Paper Heart (2009)
As an experiment, very interesting. As a "movie", mostly a disappointment.
23 December 2009
Warning: Spoilers
I didn't know what to expect when I sat down to enjoy this movie, but it sure wouldn't have been what I got. There are 3 actors in this movie, written and made by the three actors, and all the rest are "himself" or "herself", where real couples talk about their own definitions of what love is.

"Will I ever find love" is the theme, and Charlyne Yi as herself sets out to answer that question. The film is done in "mockumentary" style, and the "chance meeting" of Michael Sera is really part of the script.

Michael Cera, actor, is Michael Cera. He begins to take an interest in Charlyne (pronounced Charlene) and as they begin to get more comfortable with each other the camera and director of the "documantary" follow them around.

Jake M. Johnson actually plays a role, as Nicholas Jasenovec who in reality is the director of this film.

All in all I found it interesting, but in the end an unfulfilling "movie" experience. On DVD.
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