I'm Glad it Didn't Win Best Picture

Rating: 4/10 (2 March 2008)

I know I'm a little bit late but I'm trying to see all of the Academy Award nominees for best picture. No Country for Old Men was brilliant and definitely deserves the title, There Will Be Blood was also amazing and a great runner up. This comes to the third movie I've seen thus far, Juno. I was not impressed with this one as much as everyone else seems to be. I enjoyed it, i just didn't think it was anything to rave about and I can't understand why it was nominated. Pretentious lines and a simple message don't make a movie a masterpiece, sorry.
The acting was great from just about everyone. The only acting problem I had was Michael Cera, I mean sure, he's great but he always seems to be the exact same character. The story could have been great, COULD have, but it was overshadowed by the film's need to be witty and precocious. I thought some of the lines were really funny and almost laughed out loud, but it didn't make the movie for me. The cinematography, I thought, was fantastic. Oh and one last thing, the music was awful! I usually don't really mind music if it's bad in movies but this was just plain annoying. I guess I'm in the minority, but I wasn't enthralled by this one.
If you haven't seen this film, don't let my negativity prevent you from doing so. Clearly, a lot of people have loved it to death so maybe you will too. Decide for yourself.