So overrated

Rating: Null/10 (11 January 2008)

This movie is completely overrated. The dialogue was like an episode of Dawson's Creek taken to the Nth degree. It was trying so hard to be 'quirky' that it felt completely contrived. Um, you guys need to figure out that REAL quirky people are NOT trying so hard to be quirky. Real 'creative' people just are. That's it. This is somehow failed to be grasped by the general populace. Somehow this 'seems' authentic to many, given the predominance of positive ratings. Granted, I am an artist, like many indie films, and actually am a fan of Belle and Sebastian (which weighed heavily in the soundtrack). You'd think I would have appreciated this effort. But, it honestly seemed like a half-hearted Napoleon Dynamite rip-off that was in need of heavy revisions. It just didn't ring true. The guy who was complaining about Page's flat chest just needs to get a life. Maybe he should compensate for his lack of 'junk' (as per Juno dialogue). I actually thought much of the acting was good. The script was the weakest part. I only laughed at about 10% of the jokes. I consider myself to have a healthy sense of humor. I feel that the person who wrote this was arrogant and was not self-critical enough. But considering the 'rave' reviews, why the flip would that person bother? People are stupid. This is further proof.