Flat

Rating: 6/10 (24 May 2008)

I approached this film with some trepidation, knowing it to be highly rated critically, but leery of the subject matter. That being said. I took the plunge and rented it on DVD on the advice of one of my daughters.
It was flat. I can't say that I liked it, neither can I can say that I disliked it. It was certainly clever, but perhaps too clever for it's own good. The characters were two dimensional and the dialogue was too scripted. The main character was too cute and too glib. The film had potential, but failed to deliver. It was a very poignant and timely topic, but the ending told it all. Too superficial, too Hollywood, too good to be true. Perhaps it is a generational thing, but glossing over an unwanted pregnancy based on casual, even disinterested, sex, is just not true to life. It is an Indie film that tries so hard, but fails to deliver. It should not be in the top IMDb 250.