Product placements and an emotionless teenager: Simply terrible.

Rating: 3/10 (19 July 2010)

"Juno" had a decent cast and could have been a good movie. Rather than go for the more traditional honest look at teen pregnancy they tried to create something "unique", but they strayed too far from reality to be believable and simultaneously lacked the comedy to create a farce, resulting in a very disappointing movie with no identity.
The premise the audience is supposed to accept is that this pregnant teenager has absolutely no concerns or angst throughout the entire duration of her pregnancy. Unfortunately this is very unconvincingly portrayed, and being as this the pivotal plot device this is also the reason this movie fails so miserably.
To add insult to injury were the longest and most blatant product placements I've ever been subjected to. I'm not against product placements per se, but this movie is riddled with ads from start to finish including the entire opening being a several minute long ad for Sunny D and Tic-Tacs that weren't just eaten throughout the movie, they were talked about.
Clearly I'm in the minority considering the average rating for "Juno" on IMDb, but the two or three good scenes were not enough to redeem this otherwise misguided production.