Serious subject done in a mature way

Rating: 8/10 (11 January 2008)

(Synopsis) Juno MacGuff (Ellen Page) is a confident high school teenager who decides out of the blue to have sex with her friend Paulie Bleeker (Michael Cera). The result of Juno's first time connection is that she becomes pregnant. Juno decides to give birth to the baby, but she plans to give the baby up for adoption. Juno and her best friend Leah (Olivia Thirlby) look through the local Pennysaver newspaper for prospective parents. Juno believes that she has found the perfect couple, Mark (Jason Bateman) and Vanessa Loring (Jennifer Garner) who is desperate to have a child. Juno's sensitive father (J.K. Simmons) and stepmother (Allison Janney) are very supportive of her and help Juno with her decision to give the baby up for adoption. Juno and her father check out Mark and Vanessa Loring to see if they are the right couple. As time moves closer to having the baby, Juno grows more into a woman, yet she is still a teenager with all the same problems and a few more.
(My Comment) The subject matter of a 16-year old having a baby out of wedlock is hard for teenagers to fathom. Most teenagers think they know everything, until something really important happens to them. The main character of Juno takes on the situation as if she was an adult and with the support of her parents, she understands and works out a solution. Juno is searching for where she belongs in life, and in so doing; she shows you what the reality of life is all about. Ellen Page gives a wonderful, convincing, and compelling performance as the free spirited Juno. The movie is hilarious and heartwarming at times. Overall it was an enjoyable feel good movie that you should go see. This is one of those sleeper movies that will get an Oscar nod. (Fox Searchlight, Run Time 1:32, Rated PG-13)(8/10)