Juno is Above Those Twice Her Age!

Rating: 9/10 (23 September 2015)

Juno is why we go the movies or at least I do. I want to be touched, moved and enlightened by a story. Juno is a thoughtful and simple story told well. The cast includes well deserved Academy Award nomination for Ellen Page. She carries the character and the film with an honest moving portrayal of a teenager. Juno gets pregnant with her boyfriend's baby. She tried abortion but couldn't go through with it. Seeing an ad in the penny saver, she decides to let a couple, Mark and Vanessa Loring (Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner) in nearby St Cloud. The story is set in the Minnesota suburbs. Juno lives with parents (Academy Award winner J.K. Simmons and Emmy winner Allison Janney). She has a supportive father and fine stepmother. Juno grows up among us as giving faith in movie making again. They need to make more films like this about everyday characters.