What Was All The Raving About????

Rating: 3/10 (23 May 2008)

You've got to be kidding me! I haven't seen a movie that disappointed me this much since I tried to watch "Little Miss Sunshine". I don't usually go to the movie theater and watch movies, I wait until they come out on DVD so I can enjoy them in the privacy of my own home without having to pay $10.00 to get into the theater. Thank God I didn't pay to get into the theater to see this one.
I figured with all the hoopla and critical ravings about how great this independent film was supposed to be and what a fantastic job Ellen Page did as the title character, then it must be a pretty good movie. Boy, was I ever disappointed! Ellen did a decent job of acting but I feel her portrayal of a semi-psycho teen in "Hard Candy" was more believable than this. In this movie she acted more like a 20 something that has already gone through living on the streets rather than a 16 year old who would have been scared to death of having a baby.
Don't even get me started on the boyfriend. Let's just say he looked like he would rather be with Jason Bateman's character than with Ellen Page's character.
Lastly... who, what, and where in the HELL did that God awful music track come from? I literally hated every single song in the movie. It sounded like the producer or director decided to have their nieces and nephews make up crap on the spot and put it to guitar music.
All in all, I would say that this movie is a total waste of time and effort. I hope Ellen Page does not continue to do this kind of crap because I think she could really have a great career ahead of her.