movie with an unique voice

Rating: 8/10 (13 September 2014)

Juno MacGuff (Ellen Page) is a 16 year old high school kid in Minnesota. She gets pregnant after one time with her friend Paulie Bleeker (Michael Cera). She tells her best friend Leah (Olivia Thirlby). She lives with her father Mac (J.K. Simmons) and her stepmom Bren (Allison Janney). She decides to give away the baby after going to the women's clinic. She finds a couple Vanessa (Jennifer Garner) and Mark Loring (Jason Bateman) in the PennySaver. Mark is a bit of a kindred spirit but Vanessa is very uptight.
The dialog from Diablo Cody is snappy and quirky. Director Jason Reitman brings that style to the screen. The lines are wacky and sometimes they strike a funny note. There is a rhythm to all the rapid fire dialog and the story sometimes gets to an insightful comment like "I don't know what kind of girl I am." It's also great that nobody has their stuff together and they are not easy stereotypes. The stepmother isn't evil and the couple don't work out the way one expects. It's a fun coming-of-age movie.