A Juno Junkie

Rating: 10/10 (16 November 2007)

Juno is a remarkable depiction of teenage pregnancy at it's most bizarre and real. The audience follows a young girl named Juno (Ellen Page in high school who following a sexual encounter with her friend Paulie Bleeker (Michael Cera) ends up pregnant. Through a quirky story we see her desperate to believe in love, and even when faced with the devastating, inevitable divorce of her baby's adoptive parents, Juno at he young age still manages to make the educated decision of who really is the one who can best take care of her baby.
Ellen Page is phenomenal as the young Juno and here's hoping she doesn't get overlooked for the recognition she clearly deserves for this role. Jason Bateman is surprisingly likable as the "dirty old man" who seemingly wants to leave his wife and run off to the city with a pregnant, 16 year old girl. The cast works flawlessly together, playing on the intricacies of its off the wall dynamic. I have had the pleasure of seeing it twice so far and upon second viewing it was even better than the first.
See it, see it, see it.
Junoverse ID # 1233