You may know him best from “Juno,” “Arrested Development,” “Scott Pilgrim,” or his underrated 2007 web series, but Cera’s entire career has been building to “Barbie.”
, where he plays a sort of bizarro-Ken: Allan, the discontinued, waifish bestie of the Barbies’ buff male counterparts. There are many Kens, but only one Allan, and that singular nature is to Cera’s benefit.takes advantage of Cera’s unique, instantly identifiable presence: He’s very good at playing the awkward, non-threatening, sweetheart.
, the original pick for the character, would have been convincing as a sexless male feminist, as Cera is., I found myself waxing nostalgic about the career he’s had. In some ways, his take on Allan—who goes from the beleaguered best friend of the Kens to the guy helping to knock them back down a peg—feels like a culmination of his roles in several past projects. There’s a
naivete to him. His desire to be recognized by the Kens is reminiscent of his quest for high school normalcy in. But he also has an effortless, quiet charm to him, like the “totally boss” Paulie Bleeker, who he plays in
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