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Juno (2007) 7.6
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Reviews: 849 user | 365 critic | 38 from Metacritic.com Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes an unusual decision regarding her unborn child. Director:Jason ReitmanWriter:Diablo Cody |
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Cast
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| Jennifer Garner | ... | ||
| Jason Bateman | ... | ||
| Allison Janney | ... | ||
| J.K. Simmons | ... | ||
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Eileen Pedde | ... | |
| Rainn Wilson | ... | ||
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| Darla Fay | ... |
Bleeker's Mom
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Aman Johal | ... | |
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A tale told over four seasons, starting in autumn when Juno, a 16-year-old high-school junior in Minnesota, discovers she's pregnant after one event in a chair with her best friend, Bleeker. In the waiting room of an abortion clinic, the quirky and whip-sharp Juno decides to give birth and to place the child with an adoptive couple. She finds one in the PennySaver personals, contacts them, tells her dad and step-mother, and carries on with school. The chosen parents, upscale yuppies (one of whom is cool and laid back, the other meticulous and uptight), meet Juno, sign papers, and the year unfolds. Will Juno's plan work, can she improvise, and what about Bleeker? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
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A comedy about growing up... and the bumps along the way.Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material, sexual content and language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
25 December 2007 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Junebug See more »Box Office
Budget:
$7,500,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
£2,002,120 (UK) (8 February 2008)Gross:
$143,492,840 (USA) (13 June 2008)Company Credits
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(1972)
Written by David Bowie
Performed by Mott the Hoople
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By Arrangement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment
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When Juno spots Mark's Les Paul it appears a dark red/brown model but when she subsequently enters the room and picks it up it's a gold-top model. See more »Soundtracks
"All the Young Dudes"(1972)
Written by David Bowie
Performed by Mott the Hoople
Courtesy of Columbia Records
By Arrangement with Sony BMG Music Entertainment
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This could have been a very, very good film. I enjoyed the basic plot - a quirky, tomboy-ish 16 year old discovers she's pregnant, decides to give the baby up for adoption to the "perfect couple" but finds that the perfect couple isn't so perfect - and maybe no relationship ever is.
There were also some great moments, and great lines. I like when Juno tells the baby's quirky father, Bleeker (played by Michael Cera) that he is the coolest person she knows, without even trying. And he responds that, actually, he is trying really hard (to be cool).
I guess that gets me to the problem with the movie- it's trying waaaaay too hard to be cool (by being quirky - yes I have used this word 3 times already, intentionally). In the beginning, a store clerk sees that Juno's pregnancy test is positive, and he says: "that's one diddle that can't be undone, home-skillet". I cringed. As others have mentioned, Juno has an "ironic" hamburger phone, wears "ironic" t-shirts featuring 70's era toys (Slinky), wears Converse sneakers, and can't seem to have a conversation without making pop-culture references no matter what is going on - even when her water breaks and she is headed to the hospital, she has the detached sense of irony to make a reference to a mid-80's cartoon, yelling: "Thundercats are go!" I cringed again. I get it - Juno is a hip, snarky, ironic, tough, cool-because-she-trying-not-to-be-cool chick. But she becomes a cartoon, a warped caricature of an actual quirky kid. I could not accept Juno as "real" and was painfully aware that I was watching a movie.
And that is my ONLY problem with the film. The other characters and their stories are amazing - particularly the adoptive couple, and the difficulties they are facing. The best parts of the movie are those few moments when Juno gets her uber-ironic self off the screen, and we get to enjoy the other, more realistic, characters.
Would have given this a 8.5, if not for the cartoonish-ness of the Juno character. Thundercats are not go.