A funny, yet heart-warming tale.

Rating: 9/10 (19 April 2008)

I never thought that I would not only be able to sit through a full length movie dealing with teenage pregnancy, but also come away wanting to watch it over and over again. In comes "Juno" showing me that it's entirely possible. Juno MacGuff is a 16 year old high school junior who gets impregnated by her best friend Paulie Bleeker. In this turn of events she decides to first go for an abortion (which she could not go through because of a harrowing freak-out regarding fingernails) and then decides to have the baby and give it up for adoption. The story revolves around this decision and her problems along the way, dealing with her family, her friends, and the adoptive parents. The thing about Juno is that it's funny when it has to be and it's emotional when it has to be. It's a perfect blend that brings you into the life of Juno MacGuff, and in the end you want to stay there, because even if it isn't perfect you can still feel the love between the characters. From the talk Juno has with her father and the advise he gives her, or the way Paulie finds and comforts Juno in the hospital after she gave birth, or Vanessa's first time holding Juno's child as her son. This movie outlines every form of love in a way that doesn't make the movie feel overly mushy. Every actor and actress (including the amazing Ellen Page) displays emotions on screen that is so lifelike that it's almost like you were there in person and not watching an acted scene. This is coming from a man who enjoys watching Terminator 2 and Live Free or Die Hard, and yet I loved watching Juno over and over again, each time I felt that I couldn't help but get sucked back into it. But as it is with all great movies, you either love it or you hate it. But it is a movie that I feel is worth watching, even the sixth or thirtieth time.