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Juno (2007) Movie Information |
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Overall Rank: |
287 |
Avg. Rating: |
2.93/4 |
# of Ratings: |
859 |
Genres: |
Comedy, Drama |
Rating: |
PG-13 |
Language: |
English |
Theater Date: | 12/05/2007 |
DVD Release: |
04/15/2008 |
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Director: |
Jason Reitman |
Actors: |
Ellen Page
Michael Cera
Jennifer Garner
Allison Janney
Jason Bateman
J.K. Simmons |
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Plot Outline:
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A young girl is pregnant and doesn't want the baby. She decides to give it up for an adoption, but meets the future parents before the baby is even born. She struggles with the adoption as do the possible future parents.
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FSUNoles27TS 12/05/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
Rating of
3/4 |
Two of the best people you can get of the screen for this type of movie (Page/Cera). I didn't find their chemistry to be phenomenal, but they are two very good actors and have been put into a movie that is well written and thought out. The film is good at not being preachy or depressing. It does a good job of not down-playing the serious and heart-ache of being a pregnant teenager while not over-exaggerating the plight. It shows the happiness and sadness of the situation. |
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mitchellyoung 08/20/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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3.5/4 |
Although the script occasionally tries to be too witty and smart for its own good, which distracts from the story, the film does do a great job of humanly and humorously handling the issue of teen pregnancy. Ellen Page is a sarcastic star and Michael Cera's type-casting actually works in his role as a clueless father-to-be. |
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01/20/2012 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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"Juno" by Yojimbo |
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Juno is a sixteen year old high school girl who sleeps with her geeky boyfriend and winds up pregnant, so she decides to put her unborn child up for adoption. I'm sure there are plenty of film-makers out there who think making indie movies is easy; just a case of the emperor's new clothes. If you make it LOOK like it's being clever, people will just assume that it is. But the fact is, the indie film is one of the great bullshit detectors of the cinematic medium. There are no special effects, no car chases or action to hide behind. If the script is no good, the film will suck. Full stop. Juno has a script full of characters that feel like real people having real conversations, and even the most unsympathetic ones are shown to have qualities that you can understand or relate to. It's warm a... |
Rating of
2.5/4 |
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11/04/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Juno review |
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A 16 years old highschool student Juno MacGuff (Ellen Page) gets pregnant by her best friend Paulie Bleeker (Michael Cera). A frend of Juno, Leah (Olivia Thirlby), helps her find parents who adopt babies and was able to decide on a successful couple named Mark and Vanessa Loring (Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner). Her father Mac (J.K. Simmons) accompanies her to the couple and the straightforward stepmother Bren (Allison Janney) goes with her during the ultrasound. The screenplay, direction and acting were superb. The only qualms I had were character development particularly Vanessa, who we don’t know her background or actual work is. Another is the situation when you have an eccentric pregnant kid visiting a married man, which doesn’t adds up since she already made her first mista... |
Rating of
3/4 |
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10/07/2011 (0 of 0 found this helpful) |
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Juno review |
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I was not expecting such a great movie from the few opening scenes. It takes a little time for the movie to get all of it's longer term plans into action. It didn't start off bad at all though, it was just opening up to be like one of those many screwball comedy's out there. As the movie goes on, you start to realize that it is so much more than your average comedy. Many people have called this movie this year's Little Miss Sunshine or Sideways, but Juno tops even those great movies.
Juno tackles the subject of teen pregnancy. Ellen Page is Juno MacGuff. She is a sixteen year old girl who decides to sleep with her best friend Paulie( Michael Cera). Of course, she gets pregnant. She may seem wise beyond her years, but she starts to realize how little she actually knows about life. She d... |
Rating of
4/4 |
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