Decent acting, but over-hyped

Rating: 4/10 (6 July 2008)

I enjoyed the performances by all the actors. 'Bleeker' in particular came across as completely authentic. The dialog had its moments, though I didn't understand how a teenager would know about such ancient obscure things like 'Soupy Sales'.
But like 'Lars and the Real Girl' I felt like the movie felt incomplete somehow. Almost in the same vein as 'Dazed and Confused', except that it *unintentionally* was a fairly unexciting recount of a few days in the lives of a few people as they deal with a fairly novel situation.
And I have to say that I can't really enjoy a movie that glorifies people like Juno and 30+ year old teenagers like Mark but belittles responsible 'grown ups' like Vanessa and the abortion protester. I guess movies like this appeal to a society that would like there to be no shame for anything.