Simply wonderful

Rating: 10/10 (24 December 2007)

Oh do I love Ellen Page. She might barely be over 5 feet and 100 pounds but she is so good at what she does. I can't believe she is only 20. She is already so well polished.
Alright, I'll stop ranting on Ms. Page and talk about the movie. I've waited for Juno for almost 4 months after seeing the trailer. The humor looked dry but very clever and seemed to be right up my ally. I finally got to see it in late December and the movie became my Christmas present. I saw is at a 12:20 showing. My friend and I loved it so much that we came back later that night and saw it again! I plan on seeing it at least two more times so i can break my record of seeing a movie (prviously held by Borat and Jackass 2).
The movie starts off with Juno (played incredibly by Ellen Page) staring off like she got hit in the head with a brick. She then walks to a convenient store (I loved the animation for the opening credits) to grab a pregnancy test (for all you office fans, Rain Wilson has a small part) and pray that she isn't pregnant. Obviously from the trailer you find out she is pregnant. She tells the news to her best friend Paulie Bleeker who she experimented with sex with and his face is priceless. She gets lots of support form her dad and step mom and her best friend Leah (played by newcomer Olivia Thirlby). Unlike most 16 year olds, the news of being pregnant didn't really upset Juno very much. She has a plan as she wants to give away the baby for adoption to newly weds Vanessa and Mark Loring (played very well by Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman). Is this the right decision? Everyone contributed very well in this film including even the smallest supporting roles. So much humor in the movie that was brilliant written my another newcomer, Diablo Cody. The movie is so original - perhaps the closest comparison is Napolean Dynamite and Knocked up but the movie has so much more sept to it. Jason Reitman was great in directing Thank You for Smoking but even better in Juno. He's got a very successful career coming his way.
The beauty of this film is how it stuck with me. Ellen's portrayal is so right on that I can't stop thinking about her. It's almost like I know her myself. Ellen Page should win best actress this year but probably won't as she wasn't even nominated for her brilliant performance in Hard Candy. Diablo Cody should win best screenplay and don't be surprised if Jennifer Garner grabs a nomination for her very good supporting role. The movie is unpredictable and you'll laugh hard and the constant fun but at the same time will want to cry at the heartbreaking moments.
I don't think I'll see a better movie this year.