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‘Juno’ Reviewed
By Matt Margolis | December 27, 2007
So, I saw the movie Juno yesterday. I honestly didn’t expect much of the movie. The only thing that really got me thinking that it might have potential was the fact that Michael Cera, who had a starring role in Superbad, which I thought was hilarious, was in it and I figured Juno would be equally funny. It had plenty of good jokes, I’ll give it that.
If you haven’t seen it yet, then be aware that the commercials — at least the commercials I had seen prior to going to the movie — gave a much different impression about what the story of the movie was going to be. The movie is about two uncool best friends in high school, a guy and a girl, who have a one night stand, and the girl gets pregnant. The commercials I remember seeing made me think the movie was about their relationship, and how they handle the pregnancy. But that’s not really what the movie is about. The movie is much more about the girl Juno MacGuff (played by Ellen Page) and how she deals with being pregnant and her decision to give the baby up for adoption. Michael Cera’s character, Paulie Bleeker, really has nothing to do with the whole process, as Juno herself finds a couple eager to adopt her unborn baby. That, to me, was rather disappointing.
That doesn’t mean the movie itself was bad… it just wasn’t the movie I was expecting. It certainly had its funny moments. I’ve told a couple people that the movie is like cross between Knocked Up and Napoleon Dynamite. That may not be the best description, but that was the first impression I got.
Since the story focuses primarily on the character Juno MacGuff, Ellen Page truly makes the movie. Her delivery of sarcastic quips and rebellious teen demeanor was one of the best aspects of the movie. J.K. Simmons performance as Juno’s father was also really good.
Juno was not my favorite movie, and I don’t believe I’d buy the DVD when it comes out. But, who knows, it took a while for Little Miss Sunshine to grow on me too.
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