A lovable romantic comedy

Rating: 8/10 (21 February 2008)

I was very surprised by how much I enjoyed this film. There seemed to be a lot of fuss about it and thought I'd give it a go. During the first 30mins I was getting rather bored and annoyed as there was far to much music being played in the background, but I started to ignore it and really got into the story line. I thought it was going to be a bit like the film "Fifteen and Pregnant" which starred Kirsten Dunst, but it was nothing like it. Not only was this film enjoyable to watch, and sweet. It had some very funny lines in it. Ellen Page was wonderful as Juno and I'm surprised that I haven't seen her in many other films. I loved watching the romantic connection between Juno and her boyfriend in the film played by Michael Cera. They so obviously really liked each other but didn't want to admit it (I'm not giving away the ending) I like how different this film was, the way they showed how in love the young couple were. There are a lot of young girls getting pregnant these days and they end up keeping it which means they need to grow up quickly and don't get to be a child any more, it's very sad. In this film Juno knows she can't look after the child. She decides to go for an abortion thinking she'll get rid of it and not have to tell anyone about it, but she soon realises that its something she cannot go through with she comes to a decision to put the unborn child up for adoption. She finds a lovely couple Vanessa and Mark Loring, desperate for a baby who are almost to perfect although Vanessa seems more interested in having the baby than Mark. With Juno now faced with telling her father and step mother who would rather hear that she is on drugs or in trouble at school they too are shocked by the news but are eager to help with the adoption. With the pregnancy going well, Juno seems to be getting on really well with Vanessa and Mark Loring, but one afternoon while Juno spends time with Mark he tells her something she doesn't want to hear. After the baby is born, Juno and Paulie, her boyfriend both decide they don't want to see the baby and leave him for Vanessa to take home with her. The ending is adorable and made me cry. I loved it and would recommend it.