Handled with humorous optimism instead of dread

Rating: 8/10 (26 February 2008)

Kudos to Cody Diablo for penning something so strategically humorous we almost forget it is about one of the biggest social problems occurring in our time. Of course we can find lots of tragedy in teen pregnancy but why should we keep going there? The script was witty, and clever even though very peppered with clichés and overly mature dialog for teens to be speaking. Yes there are mature teens but way too many of them in this film. But there was definitely the youthful essence and naiveté present at key moments in the film and the cast was perfect and the humor fresh and not re-hashed from other teen dramas that we are so tired of seeing. I know a lot of people who did not like this because they wanted to see a "message" to teen girls, or something to instill fear in them about becoming pregnant. It was handled well, I laughed, I cried a little bit and I told 20 people to go see it.