Juno review

Rating: 7/10 (22 October 2013)

"Juno" is a funny, down-to-earth comedy-drama about a 16-year-old girl who gets pregnant by accident. It is Ellen Page who plays this strong-minded main character while Michael Cera gets to act as the young guy she slept with. The movie shows us the life of a normal, yet very independent young girl whose life totally changes over the news that she got pregnant. It starts with the act itself (although we do not see anything) between her and "Paulie Bleeker", a sort of nerdy guy she's good friends with. After understanding she was actually pregnant, she starts thinking about her options. The choice is hard but she finally decides to keep the baby but give it to what seems to be the perfect couple. All along the movie we see how her relations with some people change a lot. Though she first doesn't want to go out with Paulie, she soon realizes there's something she can't deny between them. She also starts to be too close to the couple (and especially the husband) she's chosen to raise her baby, which leads her to know some things she probably shouldn't. Anyway, Juno always manages to take good decisions. I really enjoyed watching the light, funny movie. Though it's not the movie of the year, it is really nice and cute little story to see.