Dear Michael Cera,

I’m afraid your shtick might be starting to wear a little thin. It hurts me a little to say this, since I was a big fan of your work on Arrested Development, where you were responsible for some of the series’ most priceless moments. In addition, I thought you were exactly the sort of leading man that Superbad needed, your fumbly-kid style a perfect counterpart to the surrounding outrageousness. But midway through Juno, I began to wonder if you had anything else in your acting arsenal, and having watched a few episodes of Clark and Michael online didn’t put these thoughts to rest. Now, I’m not saying that it wasn’t a wise career move to act in Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, which wasn’t just directed by the promising Peter Sollett (Raising Victor Vargas) but also gives you a chance to play an honest-to-goodness romantic lead instead of being pulled thus way and that by Juno. But I’m not sure that starring in a movie that combines the raucous odyssey of Superbad and the outsider humor of Juno will give people a clue as to your acting versatility in the long term. I hope I’m wrong, Michael- Lord knows, if there’s anyone I want to succeed in Hollywood, it’s someone who seems like a well-adjusted, if somewhat neurotic, guy. But I fear you’re going to have to learn to spread your wings if you want your career to really take off.

All the best,
Paul