Wong Kar Wai's My Blueberry Nights is undeniably, embarrassingly cheesy. Replete with slow-motion shots and blue-lit greasy spoons, it truly leaves no US coming-of-age travelogue cliché unturned, and its protagonist, first-time actress Norah Jones (yes, the singer), doesn't settle comfortably into her role as a lovelorn waitress. What saves this film is an emotional intensity and its supporting performances: Jude Law as a Bronx diner manager channels his best ruefulness with none of his standard preening; Rachel Weisz startles as the tarty wife of an alcoholic cop (the always-amazing David Strathairn); and even Natalie Portman rises above her normal brattiness as a professional card shark whose dad treats her like a mark.