It is also one that mercifully turns convention on its head.
Following armchair lovemaking, a pregnant 16 year old goes to her parents (the wonderful, wonderful JK Simmons and Allison Janney) for the routine confessional, and they simmer silently and -- here lies the marvellous rub -- take her side. Her stepmom shares her astonishment at the nail-discovery, while her dad is stunned at who the father is. "I didn't think he had it in him."
It's not really an unfair comment. Michael Cera (superb, in Arrested Development and Superbad) is a gangly, awkward young athlete who knows far too much about clothing bleach than any man should.
Then again, his tiny gold shorts are a bit of a giveaway. Unlikely or not, he is the baby's father, and this is a fact it takes him much time -- and awkwardness -- to wrap his brains around.
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