Sunday, January 27, 2008

"I'm just gonna go ahead an nip this thing in the bud. Cuz you know, they say pregnancy often leads to, you know…Infants..."

Juno - starring a stellar cast consisting of: Ellen Page, Michael Cera, J.K. Simmons, Allison Janney Jason Bateman, and Jennifer Garner.

The story is simple: high school friends Juno, Ellen Page, and Paulie Bleeker, Michael Cera, have sex. Juno becomes pregnant. She first decides to have an abortion but after being confronted with the idea that the baby has fingernails she decides instead to give it up for adoption. She finds a couple: Vanessa, Jennifer Garner, and Mark, Jason Bateman, who want to adopt. Juno's dad and step mom are quite the modern parents - reacting with a little anger, surprise and ultimately support. Juno is in the beginning a little cavalier about the situation - likening her body to a holy vessel. She is only in high school, a little odd, but witty. Ultimately, she does understand the gravity of her situation and she deals with it.

I adore Michael Cera. I was also excited to see any film that reunited George Michael with his dad (even though the two are not in any scenes together.) Ellen Page has deserved the praise thrown her way. This movie is a delight. It is quirky in a Little Miss Sunshine kind of way throwing in a bit of the Napoleon Dynamite weirdness. But all in all a wonderful film with a killer soundtrack. Watch it! Now!

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