Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist

Michael Cera stars in Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, the witty tale of ‘emo-punk rocker’ Nick O’Leary (Cera) and his quest for closure after he has his heart broken by popular girl Tris (Alexis Dziena).
Desperate to talk to Tris, Nick makes her a series of mix-tapes that he leaves on her doorstep. These mixes fall into the hands of Norah Silverberg, daughter of a famous studio owner, who shares similar musical taste.
Nick and his band, The Jerk-Offs (of which Nick is the only heterosexual member) travel to New York to play a show and to discover where Nick’s favorite band, Where’s Fluffy, will play their next show.
Also searching for the infamous band is Norah, who is accompanied by her drunken friend Caroline. In their search for the band, Norah and Caroline end up attending Nick’s concert along with Tris. It is here that Nick and Norah meet for the first time.
From then on, the movie becomes a teenage emotional rollercoaster as Nick and Norah try to find the location of the Where’s Fluffy concert. Nick’s constant struggle to overcome his issues with Tris alienates Norah while her ex-boyfriend intervenes between her and Nick.
The movie is likeable in many ways: the performances by all the primary characters are certainly believable when it comes to teen drama; the writing is witty and there aren’t long dull periods where nothing happens; also, Norah’s friend, Caroline, plays an outstanding drunk.
However, the movie as a whole seems somewhat aimless; that isn’t to say that nothing happens in the movie, but generally the movie feels like it has no direction. Sometimes it seems like a weak mix of dry teenage humor without any direction whatsoever.
I agree with several prominent critics who pointed out that the film is full of references to music and bands and clubs but has very little explanation as to why the characters like the music. I felt that this was a major gap in the writing especially since music is the uniting theme in the story.
Also, I was majorly disappointed when, after more than an hour, everyone finally arrives at the Where’s Fluffy concert, but we, the audience, don’t get to hear them play. While I’m happy for Nick and Norah, I wish they wouldn’t have left the concert.