Short Take: Paper Heart (views)
Artist and comedian Charlyne Yi puts a spin on the quest-for-love story in which she plays herself filming a documentary about her search for the meaning of love. Her search takes her, among other places to Oklahoma City to a biker bar (and as a native Oklahoman I just have to add that not all Oklahomans look and talk like that. Really.) and the Cowboy Hall of Fame, wedding chapels in Las Vegas, Nashville, Amarillo, the Los Angeles Zoo, and even a playground, where she gets astute advice from a pack of kids.
It also takes her to a party, where she meets Michael Cera, also playing himself, and the pair take the first tenative steps toward a relationship -- all on camera.
Yi is quite charming, and Cera is delightfully natural, sweet and awkward. It's an unique spin on the relationship story, and there are many funny moments and good instincts in the framing of particular shots by director Nicholas Jasenovec. It's a cute, quirky little film, and Cera is hot right now; this could be a decent mainstream hit for the girls who loved him in Superbad, Juno, and Nick and Norah. Lots of laughter and a smattering of applause at the end at this afternoon's packed press screening.