Too smart, for one thing. Full credit to casting directors Kara Lipson and Mindy Marin, and to director Jason Reitman himself, who made some of the choices. Juno's best friend, Leah Olivia Thirlby , by the way, was brought along by Page; they're close friends in real life. Another movie with a perfect cast, largely of then unknowns: " Bonnie and Clyde. I absolutely loved "Sweeney Todd" and quickly snapped up the soundtrack and listened to it endlessly. I came across something that I didn't catch while watching the film.
It takes place in London. Why then do the characters refer to "pennies" when talking about money? The way I understand it, a penny is a single U. Is this just a slipup? Shane Mulholland, Glendale, Calif. Britain has had the penny coin since It has been sadly reduced in size since decimalization, but once when it was so robust, it made your pants sag.
A kid got one of those, it looked like money. And to quote David Mamet : "Everybody likes money. That's why they call it money. How is it you can throw one star and a bedpan at a movie like " The Bucket List ," and yet after reading your darn review, I wanna see it? Carl Finch, Medford, Ore.
I have succeeded. Any review, whether positive or negative, should give the reader a fair idea of what it would be like to see it themselves. But, if it did, that would be unfair! It seems likeThirlby went out of her way to have a random facial expression in each scene regardless of the gravity of its content and to act like she was reading from a teleprompter every time she spoke.
By the way, there is nothing hip or indie about Ridgedale, St. Cloud or really anything outside the borders of Minneapolis and St. Paul proper. But Cody was born in suburban Chicago, raised in suburban Chicago and went to school in Iowa. She lived in Minneapolis for a couple of years before bolting to Hollywood.
Cody set her next awful screenplay somewhere else. This, of course, is far from the only way in which Juno shows us just how little Cody understands young people. Then again, I doubt Diablo actually has talked with a year-old any time recently. If someone said that to me, I would like totally bully them or something.
The screenplay by first-timer Diablo Cody is a subtle masterpiece of construction, as buried themes slowly emerge, hidden feelings become clear, and we are led, but not too far, into wondering if Mark and Juno might possibly develop unwise feelings about one another.
There are moments of instinctive, lightning comedy: Bren's response to a nurse's attitude during Juno's sonar scan, and her theory about doctors when Juno wants a pain-killer during childbirth. Moments that blindside us with truth, as when Mac and Juno talk about the possibility of true and lasting love. Moments that reveal Paulie as more than he seems. What he says when Juno says he's cool and doesn't even need to try. And the breathtaking scene when Juno and Vanessa run into each other in the mall and the future of everyone is essentially decided.
Jennifer Garner glows in that scene. After three viewings, I feel like I know some scenes by heart, but I don't want to spoil your experience by quoting one-liners and revealing surprises.
The film's surprises, in any event, involve not merely the plot but insights into the characters, including feelings that coil along just beneath the surface so that they seem inevitable when they're revealed. The film has no wrong scenes and no extra scenes, and flows like running water. There are two repeating motifs: the enchanting songs, so simple and true, by Kimya Dawson. And the seasonal appearances of Paulie's high school cross-country team, running past us with dogged consistency, Paulie often bringing up the rear, until his last run ends with Paulie, sweaty in running shorts, racing to Juno's room after her delivery.
Roger Ebert was the film critic of the Chicago Sun-Times from until his death in In , he won the Pulitzer Prize for distinguished criticism. Rated PG for mature thematic material, sexual content and language.
A side note of sorts: this is the second movie after Flatliners Remake that I saw after Elliot Pages coming out. Actually I think it's her The first one was about then her now him, saying he was into women And it seriously should not play any role on how you view this movie.
Or what you think of Page as an actor. Although I biopic might prove very fun and at least exciting about past her and now his life. All that aside the movie is amazing and deserves all the praise it got and all the nominations it had thrown its way. If you like "talky" dramas about life that are filled with quirky little nuggets of humor.. Oh yeah, just what we need, a movie that role models the glory of teenage pregnancy that makes it look like a normal, every day, kickin' thing to do.
I defy anyone to find me a teenage girl like Juno MacGuff Ellen Page who can be as glib as she was considering her condition, with the confidence to blurt out multiple cultural references at the drop of a hat.
Come to think of it, prospective adoption mother Vanessa Loring Jennifer garner wasn't much better - custard or cheesecake? At that point I didn't know whether the movie was a cutesy treatment of teenage angst or an outright spoof of the Millennial generation. Scratch that, there didn't seem to be any angst here at all. The biggest problem I had with the entire movie was Juno's flippant attitude with just about everything that came her way.
Can anyone be that disconnected from real life situations that have the potential to be life altering in unforeseen ways? The mid-stream course reversal by Mark Loring Jason Bateman also seemed to come out of left field.
It sounded like the couple was trying for a baby for a long time, and now that one was on the horizon, he bails on his wife?
The one thing I'm glad of is that the picture didn't have him make an outright play for Juno, because it looked like things were leaning in that direction with a couple of the set ups. One thing I liked - this is only the second film I've ever seen that carried a reference to my favorite Seventies rock 'n roll band - Mott the Hoople.
I never ran across anybody else who ever heard of them. A teenage girl gets pregnant, and considers her options. After turning down abortion in an odd scene with Emily Perkins "Ginger Snaps" her decides to give the child up for adoption.
Hilarity ensues as we follow her misadventures as well as the relationship of her chosen adopted parents played perfectly by Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner. This isn't Kirsten Dunst in "15 and Pregnant". I didn't know how to approach this movie, as I didn't know who the audience was supposed to be. It turns out the people who will love this most are fans of "Dawson's Creek" and "Garden State" most likely, as this film seems to be a blend of those two.
The unrealistic but enjoyable dialog of Dawson, and the independent spirit of Garden State. And, thankfully, no Zach Braff. Just lots of fun pop culture references spoken by a kid with a grad student's vocabulary. I really enjoyed the line about Morgan Freeman and the "Bone Collector" as well as the Thundercats reference, despite both being technically incorrect. Surprisingly, it has little or no resemblance to "Arrested Development" despite having two of the stars in the picture though never on screen together.
The music was a strong point of the film, with the focus being Kimya Dawson and the Moldy Peaches. I'm not a big Kimya Dawson fan my experience with her comes through a friend I can no longer call a friend , but this film sold me.
The friend I watched it with was still pondering the next day whether Kimya is a genius or, to tone tone her language, a bunch of rubbish. I was leaning more towards a free spirit doing what she wants, not genius or rubbish, and I think that fits the main character in Juno, who is one of the most unique girls you'll meet. The best subplot for me was the relationship between Juno and Mark Jason Bateman , which teeters between father-daughter and near-lovers.
I really love how they worked music discussions into the film Sonic Youth? Not sure about anyone else, but it hit home for me. That's the difference between a good and great movie, the power to resonate. As stated, fans of "Dawson" or "Garden" ought to see this. I think most people will like it my mother did but this group will like it best.
Most American teen comedies are full of sex and filth obviously that's what makes them great , but this one is more grown up, more drama really dealing with a common subject, from Oscar nominated director Jason Reitman director of Thank You For Smoking, and son of Twins director Ivan. Not long after this, Juno takes three pregnancy tests, and they are all positive, so she originally considers abortion.
But when she sees so many other girls in her situation, and goes against her original intention, and decides to have the baby. She explains the situation to her parents, father Mac Spider-Man's J. From a local newspaper she finds what she thinks is the perfect couple who want to adopt a baby, Vanessa Elektra's Jennifer Garner and Mark Loring Dodgeball's Jason Bateman , and even though Juno puts on a confident attitude with "post-Dawson's Creek" dialogue , she is just as anxious and confused as any girl in her situation would be.
Everything seems to be going okay, Juno signs a contract to have no contact with the baby after it is born, and she gets to know the couple much better, she is pleased with Mark's love of grunge music and horror films, but Vanessa is more uptight, and more eager than Mark for the baby.
There is a point where only a while away from giving birth, Mark and Vanessa break apart, but Juno understands Vanessa's eagerness, and decides that if Mark doesn't want it as much as her, then Vanessa should still be able to witness the birth. In the end, Vanessa gets her child, and Juno and Paulie seem to form a much closer relationship, so, a happy ending for all who need one. Page gives a remarkable performance as the sassy, pregnant teen, and there is welcome support by Simmons and Janney as her parents, the comedy mainly comes from Page's confident attitude and the witty dialogue, it does excel slightly more as a drama, but both combinations make this a classy independent film.
Very good! I normally am not very fond of "teen" movies. Why should I be? I am long past that age and most teen films feature snotty kids. I should have known since neighborhood bimbos and rental store kid employees all liked it, as did that wacko national film critic Robert Ebert. If you are over 30, can speak two consecutive sentences without using the word "like," have long since dealt with acne and can ignore all the "best picture of the year" hype, then skip this.
Hey, as I said up top, I like "quirky" characters and fun dialog but the dialog is just annoying. Call me whatever, but I just couldn't relate to Juno and her jerky friends. Having said all of the above, however, this isn't a bad movie for young girls and Juno does some good things after a bad start, and kudos to her for that.
For her improving morals as the story went along, I give it an extra couple of stars. Tweekums 9 November Once again Ellen's performance was first rate, this time playing a sixteen year old who gets pregnant after having sex with her friend Bleeker Michael Cera.
Her initial reaction to the situation is to seek an abortion but changes her mind when she is unimpressed with the clinic. Juno realises that she is too young to raise the child so seeks a couple to adopt it. The couple she finds finds seem perfect, she is desperate to have a child and he is a cool guy that Juno relates to as the discuss their tastes in music and horror films. Of course there are some problems along the way but I won't go into details as I'd rather not spoil the film too much.
If you haven't seen this film yet I'd certainly recommend it, I enjoyed it from start to finish and laughed out loud a few times. The acting is top notch, both from Ellen and from the supporting cast. The dialogue is sharp through out, perhaps a little too sharp for a girl of Juno's age but I don't think that matters as it is delivered believably.
I'm not surprised that Ellen Page got an Oscar nomination for this film, I'm sure it is only a matter of time before she wins one. Middle-class teenager--brainy, precocious, and mordant rather than cynical--is both surprised and dryly amused at finding herself pregnant after just one sexual experience; after ruling out abortion, she decides to have the baby and give it over to an upscale childless couple advertising in the Penny Saver.
Sweetly attuned to cult media and teen-slang, screenwriter Diablo Cody writes sitcom dialogue far superior to what is heard on most sitcoms; influenced, perhaps, by John Hughes and "Heathers", Cody goes her own way when setting the tone for her second-act, and the results are pleasantly grounded and genial.
As Juno, Ellen Page's mature resolve is entirely embraceable, and the supporting cast is equally fine--although the character of the would-be adoptive father Jason Bateman is just a sketch, a writer's contrivance.
Director Jason Reitman ultimately plays things a little safe, softening the material's edges and making the scenario prettier and friendlier than it might have been in other hands. Still, the director and writer are on even ground when developing the characters, and overall the film has a keenly-judged balance which makes for a blithe, tender-hearted frivolity. It's appeal is the interesting dialog and good acting by Page. TxMike 11 May She plays a very self-assured teenager who finds herself pregnant.
What she does with that situation is the interesting part of the movie.
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