Ellen Page delivers the goods

Rating: 10/10 (9 November 2008)

Having enjoyed Ellen Page's performance in Hard Candy I looked forward to seeing this. Once again Ellen's performance was first rate, this time playing a sixteen year old who gets pregnant after having sex with her friend Bleeker (Michael Cera). Her initial reaction to the situation is to seek an abortion but changes her mind when she is unimpressed with the clinic.
Juno realises that she is too young to raise the child so seeks a couple to adopt it. The couple she finds finds seem perfect, she is desperate to have a child and he is a cool guy that Juno relates to as the discuss their tastes in music and horror films. Of course there are some problems along the way but I won't go into details as I'd rather not spoil the film too much.
If you haven't seen this film yet I'd certainly recommend it, I enjoyed it from start to finish and laughed out loud a few times. The acting is top notch, both from Ellen and from the supporting cast. The dialogue is sharp through out, perhaps a little too sharp for a girl of Juno's age but I don't think that matters as it is delivered believably. I'm not surprised that Ellen Page got an Oscar nomination for this film, I'm sure it is only a matter of time before she wins one.