Definitely original, Canadian feeling film

Rating: 8/10 (30 March 2008)

My wife liked it a lot, maybe because it concerns pregnancies and having babies and stuff. I like it because it showed people actually behaving like human beings, making fun of their own predicament, being able to put logic in front of instinctual feelings and all that.
It is hard to describe the film. It felt Canadian, in other words without ridiculous clichés and everyone being in constant competition for money, attention, coolness or anything like that. It had a plot, too. And I didn't feel I watched a comedy. I mean, yeah, the characters are funny sometimes, but that's just like talking to a friend that says something pleasant, and you smile because you feel good, not because you consider your friends part of your entertainment.
That's about it. If you liked Donnie Darko or Hatley High, this felt like a combination of the two. Without the psychotic bunny, I mean. It was a good movie and I am glad it took several awards this year, but I don't think it was too great either. Could have helped if I didn't dislike Hard Candy so much.