Directed by:
Jason ReitmanScreenplay:
Diablo CodyCinematography:
Eric SteelbergComposer:
Mateo MessinaCast:
Elliot Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Allison Janney, J.K. Simmons, Olivia Thirlby, Eileen Pedde, Rainn Wilson, Daniel Clark, Darla Fay (more)VOD (3)
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Juno MacGuff (Ellen Page) is a cool, confident teenager who takes a nine-month detour into adulthood when she's faced with an unplanned pregnancy and sets out to find the perfect parents for her baby. With the help of her charmingly unassuming boyfriend (Michael Cera), supportive dad (J.K. Simmons) and no-nonsense step mum (Allison Janney) Juno sets her sights on an affluent couple (Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman) longing to adopt their first child. (20th Century Fox UK)
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A funny film about an (un)wanted pregnancy, led by the amazing Ellen Page as Juno. The Oscar nomination for her was spot on, as the Oscar it won for the screenplay, which also had a hand in my rating. All in all, a pleasant respite, full of naivety, complete with a great soundtrack.
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I think the movie accurately describes a real 15-year-old girl who does what she has to do when she gets pregnant. The movie doesn't intrude or try to hijack the viewer with the American movie "stereotype". It doesn't have the usual situation where Juno realizes she wants a baby (...blah, blah, blah). The film is good, hence the 3.5 stars. And Reitman disappointed me a bit...
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The strong drama of the substance blends surprisingly well with Reitman's cheeky comedy, which I enjoyed in his short films and also partly in his previous cigarette satire. Yet I still can't shake the impression that the feature-length runtime forces it into an incomprehensible brevity that fails to answer many questions. It’s too bad that Cera's loser is still as unsympathetic as he was in Superbad because Page’s obnoxious brat has grown into a lovable brat and a real actress. 3 ½. (and the big question mark over so many Oscar nominations).
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A clear victory of form over content. Thanks to Jason Reitman's fine direction, a nice atmosphere and a perfect Ellen Page in the lead role, there's really no need to dwell on what Juno is actually about, but more importantly how well it is made. Besides, who can penetrate today the soul of an adolescent without turning it into vulgar and uninteresting schlock?... As a comedy it may not be very funny, as a drama it’s not very appealing, but as a mix of both it is a very remarkable and easygoing film whose name in the Oscar winners' column is not a disgrace.
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Juno is a comedy that moves in the well-established waters of the American mainstream from beginning to end. In Europe, creators would either turn a similar theme into a fateful drama or at most a bittersweet tragicomedy, but Jason Reitman made a pleasant and relaxed film about unpleasant things. He carefully smoothed out all potential edges, so the protagonist, who discovers a fateful problem in the form of an unwanted pregnancy, has a great understanding father, a stepmother who surprisingly - in this world - understands more than her own mother, an excellent friend to confide in and never be alone because of her, and ultimately a nice guy with whom she intends to build a meaningful relationship despite the initial obstacle. The more I think about the plot and subject it to critical analysis, the more I realize that it's only worth three stars when it comes to the content. All potentially unpleasant conflicts are retouched in advance. Just as an example, when Juno decides to have an abortion, she doesn't encounter a group of outraged, bigoted, and hostile protesters, as is common in America, but a hesitant, comically looking classmate who obviously doesn't protest of her own will, and the whole scene ends with a humorous dialogue. What elevates the film above the average are precisely the witty dialogues and a series of lines that cleverly move the plot forward and, even though I'm no longer a teenager, I think they capture the perspective of adolescents well. Especially Ellen Page's excellent performance in the lead role as a sassy, wild teenager is irresistible. The film also features very listenable music, and the opening credits with animation are interesting. Although this comedy has several weaknesses, I really enjoyed it and left the movie theater with a pleasant feeling. Overall impression 90%.
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