Charming, unique movie and cast

Rating: 8/10 (17 January 2008)

Juno is a unique movie with a wonderful cast- From Arrested Development, Jason Bateman and Michael Cera, from The West Wing, Allison Janney, and of course there's the star of the show, Ellen Page, who is charming and a stand out. Page plays the title character, a 16-year-old intelligent outsider girl who has sex with her best friend and winds up pregnant. She first considers abortion, but at the clinic she decides that's not for her, and instead she confesses to her parents and decides to give the baby up for adoption. She finds adoptive parents, Vanessa and Mark, with Bateman and Jennifer Garner putting in great performances. But Juno soon finds the adoption won't be as perfect as she initially imagined.
Juno is a comedy that relies on characterization and dialogue, and while some people won't get all the cultural references (I didn't), Juno is generally a charming character who was worth meeting. The movie also has a wonderful, artsy soundtrack. Juno generally has fewer flaws than Little Miss Sunshine, but a few jokes in Little Miss Sunshine were funnier than Juno. Nevertheless, Juno is an amusing movie and it's not to be missed.