A "Ghost World" for the masses

Rating: 7/10 (17 February 2008)

Juno (Ellen Page), a 16 years old girl,is pregnant and she doesn't know what to do, first she thinks in an abortion but she doesn't feel completely happy with that. Finally she decide to give the baby to a couple who has been trying to have a baby for long time, Vanessa (Jennifer Garner) and Mark (Jason Bateman).
The plot is this film is really simple but works perfect for this enjoyable film that right now is really popular due the Oscar nomination for best film. First i want to say that don't have a big interest in the Oscars and i don't believe in all of their opinions of which film is the best of the year but it's a fact that i always enjoy watching the show and making my predictions to win some money with friends and family. I like the fact that the Academy in the past years suddenly put their look into some little and great productions like "Sideways", "Lost in Translation" and the last year in "Little Miss Sunshine" but i don't like the fact that in consequence of that attention the "indie" companies suddenly start to repeat the formula and the result is a film like this one that is enjoyable but it's a rip off all the past little films like "Napoleon Dynamite" or "Ghost World" but in a light version that can be in the theaters all around the world and ready for the nominations. The film contains somehow the style of "Ghost World" featuring a young but very intelligent girl who seems to be really disappointed with the world , the films of Jared Hess with all those great colors that we can watch too in other great director like Wes Anderson but in the end "Juno" is a very light comedy, nothing new and with the typical happy end that left everybody satisfied.
The cast is good but for me the performance of Ellen Page is really overrated by critics. The supporting cast is nothing special with Jennifer Garner and Michael Cera.
Conclsion: "Juno" is a good entertainment with some good things like the talks about films and music and it's true that there are some great dialogs but for me is nothing new. And i don't like the character of Juno, she wants to be like Enid (Tora Birch in "Ghost World) but Enid wasn't that stupid to get pregnant at the age of 16. 7 out of 10