Competent, but boring

Rating: 5/10 (10 January 2008)

I went into this movie with very high expectations as several friends had recommended it to me and it has an 8.4 rating on IMDb. Those expectations were not up to par with the movie itself, to say the least. You can cite various stylistic problems and inconsistencies in the story, but ultimately none of that matters. I just found it to be pointless. There isn't anything fatally wrong with the story or with the actors, it's just that I don't see what the interest is to begin with.
The story comes down to this: girl gets pregnant, girl puts child up for adoption, thinks it isn't going to work out at first, then it works out and she goes back to the father. Whoopdie freakin' do. Explain to me where in that boring list of events is there Oscar worthy material. Some of Juno's quips are mildly amusing, and the story progresses smoothly and with decent cinematography, but where is the overwhelming impetus of it all? What are we supposed to be inspired by? I must emphasize that I don't think this is a bad movie, I just don't think there's anything phenomenal about it - as many people would lead you to believe.