Cute and easy to watch coming of age tale!

Rating: 8/10 (18 July 2009)

I'd had little to no intention of ever watching this film, the idea of a teenage pregnancy set in middle America didn't appeal one little bit. Instead when I found myself watching Juno one quiet weekend afternoon I couldn't switch off.
The films premise is basic, a teenage girl gets pregnant, decides that she's too young to keep the baby and decides to offer the child up for adoption. Surprisingly though, it's the young and successful couple who wish to adopt the unborn baby who actually have the real problems and are more unhappy with life than the teenage Juno.
This quirky film skips along the 9 months of pregnancy but Ellen Page ties it all together fantastically. Her performance as a geeky young, bright, independent, feisty and confident teenager is absolutely mesmerising. And for me it was Juno's character that makes the film so enjoyable. I've seen other people comment that they don't like Juno's personality but personally I find her extraordinarily charismatic and adorable.
Juno warmed my heart and left me smiling to myself many times throughout. Brilliantly written and nicely stylised filming makes this film easy for me to recommend.