Stands up to the comparison with Knocked Up

Rating: 9/10 (15 February 2008)

When I saw the posters for this film I was thinking this was going to be a teenager version of Knocked Up - some humor, some drama, and eventually a rather Disney end of a story: everything ends up flawlessly well. Maybe it was going to be a little bit moralistic because the pregnancy happened with a child instead of a young adult.
When I finally got to see the film I was happily surprised. One, it's a lot more serious than Knocked Up, it's a bit moralistic, but only a bit and never "in your face" and its choice of characters is just brilliant. Juno is the perfect alternative girl next door and Ellen Page (who I also loved in Hard Candy) is able to carry her through per pregnancy with a vivid flair that's almost too real, as if she actually is the girl.
The film deals with the serious aspects of a teen pregnancy as well as the parents of the young mother and the way they have to deal with this new situation. It also deals with the father of the child and all things are worked out equally well, making this a very enjoyable watch.
9 out of 10 pregnancies too early