it should be 'NR' for seeing Diablo Cody's mind

Rating: 1/10 (7 January 2008)

There is so much wrong with this movie. I have to get it out of my system. I haven't been this disappointed since'Rattatouille' in people's ability to spot devious junk when they see it. This contains spoilers but oh my, I wouldn't know what to spoil.
Ellen Page manages to annoy in the first minutes of the film, a little know-it-all twerp with improbable snappy one liners her only way of communicating. Somewhat helping is the oh-so-cute Cera, but this character is so clearly copied from Napoleon Dynamite and Superbad, it's trite. Page really looks more like 13 than 16 - pregnant, while almost a toddler herself. But in her world everybody at once thinks she should be treated like a responsible adult, while on the other hand not holding her responsible because of her age. Well if that isn't some dreamy lala land. Everything works out for her of course. Seemingly she is running into trouble because the adoptive parents break up. Crying because she wants her little son to have an intact family, this seems to be her biggest struggle. But without further ado, the foster mom still takes the baby (I guess the contract was binding), and Page decides she loves Cera and they play the guitar together. Let's see: Tiny teen gets pregnant. Nothing wrong with that. While a premeditated act, as is confirmed about three times in the movie, Page doesn't think of using a condom. Why? She gets off the hook (doesn't even look at the baby) by finding adoptive parents. Worst case she could always give it to Jolie.
The kid gets to live with a single mom, but she has money and it's not Page so nothing to think about.
Much more important according to the movie is for Page to be in a happy relationship, as otherwise she might run out of time, being 13 already (I mean 16).
Cutie little indie music suggesting everything is dandy.
Not much of a story, ridiculous dialog, very dubious messages.
But you won't notice any of this, because the movie is boring as hell.
Putting in some good words about smoking (that was actually a good satire), Reitman feels the need to promote kiddie pregnancy. I kind of pity Diablo Cody, as the script reveals sociopathic tendencies. But what drove Reitman to implement this 'vision' I don't even want to know.
What age is the audience supposed to be? Thirteen? Most kids we saw at the movie seemed to be that age. Whatever middle aged critics find to recommend for adults is beyond me. Actually kids should be protected from this movie.
Oh final warning: don't discuss the movie with your girlfriend. While the enormity of the sickness of this movie may sink into her slowly, she will initially be too prejudiced towards womanhood in the form of the script writer, the main actor, and the compassion towards unwanted pregnancy to realize what the hell she just watched.