For those who love a good, cute modern culture flick, or an all-too-familiar love story with no parents, carding, or rules, Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist sums it all up.

The film reminds adults of their awkward adolescent years, and gives teenagers a window of perspective on their own lives.

Director Peter Sollett, an up-and-comer in the teen-directed movie industry, clearly lacks experience. However, his choice in music and actors melds perfectly with the image he is trying to convey. Nick and Nora’s Infinite Playlist casts teen favorites from the hot movies of last season to play Nick (Michael Cera) and Norah (Kat Dennings), two teens who take part in an extravagant adventure around New York City.

Nick, a curly, dirty blonde-haired cutie prides himself in starring in his prominently gay band and is a common, “just-completed-puberty” awkward young man. His first love, Tris (Alexis Dziena) smashed his heart by leaving him for a college student.

Meanwhile, Norah, a conservative brunette, finds herself among a never-ending love saga. Boldly asking Nick to be her boyfriend for five minutes to prove a point, Norah finds herself along for the ride in Manhattan in a banana-slug-yellow Yugo and in hot pursuit of coincidentally her and Nick’s favorite band, “Where’s Fluffy.” Many obstacles lie in their path as the two struggle to find who they are and how fate brings them together for a night they will never forget.

Cera’s uncomfortable-yet-sweet humor and childish demeanor paired with Denning’s impressive role changes from gothic freak to sensitive and just-as-awkward young woman lack chemistry. The could-be-cute-but-unfortunately-disappointing couple of Nick and Norah take part in a twisted adventure in the City That Never Sleeps.

With a plot lacking direction, the characters find themselves amid an unrealistic portrayal of chasing love and more specifically a piece of gum, which finds itself in most of the character’s mouths at one time or another. With more gasps and squeals than laughs at supposedly comical sequences, Sollett’s lack of experience is visible but not overwhelming.

As in the title, the soundtrack perfectly combines the love, solitude and confusion of adolescence in a heartwarming mix of modern music which serves more than background noise. When all else fails, music is there to save when Norah refers to her and Nick as musical soul mates.

Overall Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist brings cute and unsophisticated teenage life into the spotlight while not spoiling the thrill and excitement of true love and coming of age stories. Together, Nick and Nora struggle and succeed in finding themselves within the mess and chaos of their lives and becoming adults. Bringing and connecting adults to the modern age and representing a common awkward teenage theme, Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist touches the hearts of all ages and brings together generations of lack of understanding between adult and teenager and the thin web spun by each.