"Juno (Ellen Page) is a Mid-Western highschooler, who decides one day, out of boredom or curiosity, to have sex with her friend Bleeker (Michael Cera), a member of her school's track team. She likes him well enough, but isn't hung up on him. This one time encounter results in Juno's pregnancy. She and her best friend Leah (Olivia Thirlby) decide to take control of the situation by browsing for prospective adoptive parents in the local Pennysaver, and Juno settles on seemingly perfect, affluent couple Mark and Vanessa (Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner.)"
I'm not quite sure why this movie was so hyped up. I'm sure that all the Michael Cera fans had something to do with it, plus all the Judd Apatow fans probably thought that Cera was pumping out another Superbad, this was not the case. Instead we get on overly pretentious jab at a faux teen culture. The character Juno had a constant holier than thou attitude the entire time which was fine at first but it quickly became irritating. The Bleaker character was as to be expected not a far reach From George-Micheal, I love Michael Cera but my faith in his actual acting abilities is starting to fade. Jason Bateman seemed to be the most decent actor in the whole picture. His was the only portrayal that was subtle (especially with Garner's signature over acting) and you genuinely want to know more about his character; right off the bat he seems a little strange and you want to know why.
Speaking of strange, Ellen Page and Olivia Thirlby will be in another movie together called Jack and Diane which sounds loads better than Juno here's the synopsis from IMDB:
Jack and Diane, two teenage girls, meet in New York City and spend the night kissing ferociously. Diane's "charming innocence quickly begins to open Jack's tough skinned heart. But, when Jack discovers that Diane is leaving the country in a week she tries to push her away. Diane must struggle to keep their love alive while hiding the secret that her newly awakened sexual desire occasionally turns her into a werewolf. Written by filmsalt.com"
So Juno, not that great, worth seeing alone or with friends but not in the theater, glad I saw it for free.
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