Hip and shallow

Rating: 6/10 (24 December 2010)

This well-reviewed film left me somewhat cold. It's a pleasant enough comedy about teenage pregnancy, with some whippy lines; but none of them really cut very hard. There's a drippy soundtrack, a geeky guy who the smart-alec girl eventually falls for (note that you very see films that work the other way around), and a fairly shallow portrait of emotional and family life. Director Reitman previously made 'Thank You For Smoking', which was right-wing and facetious, but which at least tried to make you think: this movie is frankly soft by comparison. Even one-liners are funniest when they come from the heart; but although the characters talk about heartbreak, none of them act like they know what it means.