Every bit as annoying as Juno

Rating: 2/10 (21 January 2011)

So if you loved Juno, knock yourself out. But even then you might hate it.
I worry about the youth of today if this is how they see the world. Are they that self-absorbed that they could really identify and relate to these characters? Is humour these days really only about making references to other things? That's called reminding. It sometimes elicits an unintentional laugh from people who want to indicate they 'get it'. But it doesn't make something funny.
Also, I'm pretty liberal, but since when did that mean hating on religion? I thought it meant acceptance of all points of view. There seemed to be no good reason to demonize religion in this film other than a lazy way for the writer to have a villain. Some balance would have been welcome just so it didn't stick out so clearly that the writer had an issue with religion.
And I don't mean to make any further assumptions about the writer, but the female characters felt like they were speaking dialogue written by a gay man with issues. And that may undermine my plea for tolerance above, but it the characters were just so inconsistent and confused that nobody spoke like they were real people. The only moment that felt in any way real was when her gay friend pleaded for her help because of the problems he was going through at school (which is why I have made my assumption). Everything else felt forced, annoying, inconsistent, and smug. And that's not what I look for in a teen comedy. I prefer honesty, relatable characters, charm and humour - as found in the 80s comedies the film references.