could have been better

Rating: 5/10 (24 April 2008)

While not a bad movie (I've seen so many of the newer films that are terrible), JUNO could have been a lot better. The characters do not ring true, especially JUNO herself. Very annoying character, or maybe it was the performance of Ellen Page. She and Michael Cera were supposed to act "normal" that they made their characters "unreal". Trying to act natural was the biggest drawback to their performances. The stuttering and stumbling for words don't work. Picture would have been better with better actors. Can't believe Ms. Page was nominated for an Academy Award. All the other actors were just fine, especially J.K Simmons and Alison Janney. These young "actors" could take lessons from these pros. I'm sure part of the problem was the direction. The story is so good, but the execution of it was not. Also, a bit to "quirky" for me. A very pretentious way of film-making.