Disturbingly unnatural

Rating: 5/10 (3 March 2012)

I confess to being a bit fascinating by this young woman named Ellen Page as an actress. I thought she was every bit frightening and riveting in HARD CANDY, for example, and I find her compelling on talk shows and even in commercials.
But this movie made my blood curdle.
The ultra-clever dialog, especially by Juno, seemed somehow unnatural. The more I heard it, the more cold blooded and almost evil she became to me.
I detected a certain selfishness that simply turned me off.
Not that the film is not entertaining. It is.
But the grotesque manipulation of it kept me ill at ease; therefore, not entirely permitting me to "enjoy" it.
I can clearly see how many people dig it and are charmed. It obviously has some "magic". Yet, ultimately I found myself resisting it.