Not That Bad

Rating: 6/10 (4 May 2019)

I don't understand the venom toward this film. It's about unconventional kids who act in ways that test their believability. I taught middle school kids for 43 years and had no trouble picking out some names who would match the people in this film. We tend to apply our own standards on the parents, thinking they should act a certain way. I thought that Ellen Page's Juno was quirky and spontaneous, and that she was also incredibly insecure. Even in people who are eccentric, there are causes and effects. This is a decent story. It's not a typical one and that grates on some.