Critic Reviews
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Bob Mondello, NPR.org
Screenwriter Diablo Cody and director Jason Reitman make Juno the marvelously un-still center of a wistfully acerbic comedy that qualifies as a feminized version of Knocked Up.
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Christopher Orr, The New Republic
Fierce without being cruel, sweet without becoming saccharine, and never short of hilarious, it's not only the best comedy of the year, but one of the best films, period.
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Rene Rodriguez, Miami Herald
Juno comes on all wisecracking and aren't-we-clever, but don't be surprised if you find yourself getting choked up -- with happy tears -- by the end.
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Tom Long, Detroit News
Juno is the best movie of the year. It's the best screenplay of the year, and it features the best actress of the year working with the best acting ensemble of the year.
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Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
By its end, Juno, in its guilelessly chatty way, touches the heart -- and yes, I had tears in my eyes. This movie works, on its own terms.
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Peter Howell, Toronto Star
The best thing about this movie is that for all its wiseacre badinage, it's utterly believable about the most basic of human situations.
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Ali Gray, TheShiznit.co.uk
A bouncing baby that seems destined to grow into a classic.
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Ben Rawson-Jones, Digital Spy
Sadly, while Juno may be able to carry a big bun in her oven, this film can't quite bear the heavy burden of expectation so well.
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Joshua Starnes, ComingSoon.net
Indie film has the same success rate as Hollywood spectacle and for the same reason--reliance on well worn stereotypes and cliché--but it's the good stuff that comes along that makes all the dreck worth sitting through. Juno is the good stuff.
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Donald J. Levit, ReelTalk Movie Reviews
'Juno' is on some counts unrealistic and does not probe deeply, but it has undeniable charm.
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Thomas Peyser, Style Weekly (Richmond, VA)
Little Miss Rain Clouds
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Steven D. Greydanus, Decent Films Guide
Ellen Page's performance is the key to Juno's journey, and she unerringly nuances her character's blithe self-assuredness with just the right notes of uncertainty and innocence.
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James Kendrick, Q Network Film Desk
Juno is the best kind of comedy: one that makes you laugh, but not at the expense of your emotions.
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Jason Zingale, Bullz-Eye.com
One of the best films of the year.
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Jean Lowerison, San Diego Metropolitan
Jason Reitman directs Juno with just the light touch it needs, and Page is surrounded by terrific supporting performances all around. This could be the sleeper hit of the year.
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Brian Marder, Hollywood.com
Even if you knew nothing of Juno going in, it's easy to pick up on the fact that the movie's voice is unlike any you've heard in a while -- it's totally fresh, in every sense of the word.
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Jeff Bayer, The Scorecard Review
Right from the beginning when Juno is chugging away on Sunny D, we want to see watch she will say and do next.
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Kevin Carr, 7M Pictures
The fact that the film deals with teenage pregnancy - and doesn't preach at all - is a feat of filmmaking.
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Steve Biodrowski, ESplatter
Juno is a great little movie, and its quirky, intelligent approach to teenage characters could teach a thing or two to the makers of teen horror flicks.
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Featured Audience Ratings
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Touching, Heartwarming, funny, compelling, intelligent, i cant even stress how good a movie this is. Watch it, own it.
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Though imperfect, it's funny and charming at times.
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A sublime script, with perfect performances and direction, blasting away cliches like a giant leaf-blower of a film and challenging anyone to raise an eyebrow at its 'quirkiness'. Excellent.
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Funny and quirky while dramatic and compelling. Great indie movie with good direction!
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Ellen Page steals the show in Reitman's first classic film, though you do feel like maybe Reitman may have stolen one too many things from Wes Anderson
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Juno is unusually smart for what it is, a teen comedy. There are greatly believable performances from the cast and it's got a phenomenally different yet nonetheless impressive coming of age story that… More
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Juno is unusually smart for what it is, a teen comedy. There are greatly believable performances from the cast and it's got a phenomenally different yet nonetheless impressive coming of age story that touched my heart.
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Always a bit smarter than you might think. Full review later.
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Out of the myriad of rom-com's that have come out over the past half decade or so, Juno is the sweetest, most touching of the lot. Full of quirky one-liners and a hint of things being deeper and more complicated than they seem, not a single scene is wasted. Ellen Page gives a… More
Out of the myriad of rom-com's that have come out over the past half decade or so, Juno is the sweetest, most touching of the lot. Full of quirky one-liners and a hint of things being deeper and more complicated than they seem, not a single scene is wasted. Ellen Page gives a phenomenal performance as the titular character, who has a habit of pushing the limits, but never quite going too far (except the whole pregnancy thing). Juno treats her pregnancy as more of an infection, or disease, that simply gets in the way of you leading your life until its over. All the while, Michael Cera races to the finish line.
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Starring the actress we know from INCEPTION and WHIP IT and the actor we know from SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD and SUPERBAD, JUNO is a ridiculously funny comedy about an unplanned teen pregnancy. When I rented it, even though it was nominated for a few Oscars and was highly praised… More
Starring the actress we know from INCEPTION and WHIP IT and the actor we know from SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD and SUPERBAD, JUNO is a ridiculously funny comedy about an unplanned teen pregnancy. When I rented it, even though it was nominated for a few Oscars and was highly praised review-wise, I feared that it would be an "indie" twist on the usual dumb-humor farce; but it's extremely simple to say that that's not at all what this was. It was an amazing blend of controversy and laughs that, quite surprisingly, weren't from raunchiness or crudeness, but rather from the cleverness of the plot and sub-plots altogether.
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I hate to see Michael Cera typecast into this sort of role, but everyone else in the movie had to make room for Ellen Page to shine.
The Moldy Peaches, w00t.
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Usually I don't like movies like this but in this case I did. Ellen and Michael have great chemistry and it's just one of those movies that goes by fast. Its a feel good movie. My Dad even liked it lol. :) :) :)
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Completely deserving of the Best Screenplay Oscar......
"Sorry, I'm on my hamburger phone."
Love it.
Ellen Page is so brilliant!
One of the best films of the strong year, 2007!
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Juno has definitely become way too popular and reveered for its own good, but it still retains its unique writing and great Ellen Page performance. This has become a word synonymous with the indie culture; posessing all things quirky and unexpected. That is a strength sometimes, but… More
Juno has definitely become way too popular and reveered for its own good, but it still retains its unique writing and great Ellen Page performance. This has become a word synonymous with the indie culture; posessing all things quirky and unexpected. That is a strength sometimes, but most of the time it just dates the movie a lot; here's no doubting it came out in 2007. It was a time where Michael Cera and Jason Bateman were starting their dominance over comedy and gloating over their Arrested Development. It also seems to be chalk full with just about anyone who has a little bit of indie movie fame. Jason Reitman's vision is nowhere near as powerful as the writing and ultimately piggy-backs on Diablo Cody and her bizarre version of high school. Now Ellen Page seemed to be the person who really got what this story was about and her sarcastic tone lack of enthusiasm towards the dialogue is great. That makes you properly analze the actions of the characters and the plot; otherwise it would just be nonsense with enough indie music and obscure refrences to populate a small coffee shop in Seattle.
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At first this movie, particularly its dialogue, is unique and funny. Then it goes on making similar coy, smug and self aware remarks and "jokes." It starts out interesting but gets increasingly annoying along the way.
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An interesting and sweet little flm that says more about "irresponsible" teenagers than what it does "responsible" rich adults. It's interesting to see how each couple react to everything that happens in this flim as by the end it's clear that maybe the… More
An interesting and sweet little flm that says more about "irresponsible" teenagers than what it does "responsible" rich adults. It's interesting to see how each couple react to everything that happens in this flim as by the end it's clear that maybe the baby would be better off with it's biological parents. Juno makes an adult decision since she learns of her mistake which puts her head and shoulders above the guy who left his good job, house and wife to become a musician. Intersting character study.
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A funny, touching story with really good direction (Reitman would later do a great job with Up In the Air) and great performances. Only sometimes did things begin to go downhill, plot-wise. Still a great movie.
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I love this movie a lot, it was very well made, funny, great acting, good moral, and a nice ending. Ellen page is a great actress, i don't care what you say, shes been good in everything shes been in.
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Grade: C+ (78%)
Juno, a coming of age movie, brings humor into a serious topic that surrounds teenagers today. Juno (Ellen Page with a fine performance) is faced with a problem: unplanned pregnancy. One night she decides to have sexual intercourse with Paulie Bleaker (Michael Cera)… More
Grade: C+ (78%)
Juno, a coming of age movie, brings humor into a serious topic that surrounds teenagers today. Juno (Ellen Page with a fine performance) is faced with a problem: unplanned pregnancy. One night she decides to have sexual intercourse with Paulie Bleaker (Michael Cera) and unfortunately, after three pregnancy tests, she finds herself "knocked up".
At first she says she'll get an adoption but the sudden thought that babies have fingernails makes her run away and keep the baby. She soon finds an adoption couple (Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner) who will take her baby. The movie basically follows Juno throughout her pregnancy. The direction from Jason Reitman is fantastically put together. Most of the time, the camera is behind Juno and following her throughout the movie to symbolize it is her life and story being captured.
The script by Diablo Cody is a hit or miss at sometimes. It's nice to have a women create the script, since the movie follows a girl's perspective, but sometimes falls flat. The movie sometimes becomes too cute. While this is considered a comedy, the overall story is very serious that isn't that funny. The first half hour of the movie is probably the weakest part of the film as the humor is overbearing. The rest of the film can go either way. Some of the jokes in the film have no purpose but just add to the dialogue.
Ellen Page gives a nice performance as Juno. For a twenty year old actress, she fits Juno pretty well. She brings the movie to life in some instances and actually brings most of the comedy into the movie. She is the best part of the movie as she was nominated for Best Actress for this role.
Juno is a overrated film. The humor was not needed in this film. The main plot is too serious that adding comedy brings up confusion. Teenage pregnancy occurs in our world and it isn't a laughing matter. Still, Juno did what it wanted to do: tell the audience about teenage pregnancy and in that aspect, it succeeds.
Juno was nominated for four Academy Awards: Best Picture, Best Actress, Best Director, and won for Best Original Screenplay
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