Nessieldwi Very interesting film. Was caught on the premise when seeing the trailer but unsure as to what the outcome would be for the showing. As it turns out, it was a very good film.

Invaderbank The film creates a perfect balance between action and depth of basic needs, in the midst of an infertile atmosphere.

Beulah Bram A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.

Francene Odetta It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

harishkendrekar A salient, yet echoing tale. Teens superficially pretend to be naïve, (isn't that what they're supposed to be) they aren't.

invisibleunicornninja Characters - Not a single character is believable. The dialogue is terrible and so are all the actors. You'd get a more convincing performance out of waving some blocks of wood in front of a camera. Sights and Sounds - The cinematography is really boring. Everything looks as cheap as you can make live action. For some reason half the sets look like green screen. The visual quality itself isn't even that great. What little music there is is bland and forgettable. Story - This story is really really boring. It may be unpredictable, but that's because its hard to tell what's going to happen because the plot is such a mess. Is the mom going to make a race joke? Oh, she did. Wasn't expecting that, but it was boring and offensive. Is the teacher going to be sexist? Didn't see that coming because its not funny or interesting so why was it there? Oh look, a whole subplot making fun of gay people. I'm offended, bored, and mildly surprised. This movie could've worked if it understand how shock humor was. Every joke (I'm assuming that they were supposed to be jokes as this is listed as a comedy) is designed to offend someone from most minorities to teachers to parents to teenagers to anyone with some level of basic intelligence. I got about 1/2 or 2/3 of the way through this morning (I got to the scene where the main character and the gay character are jumping on the bed pretending to have sex at a party while half the class listens through the window, excited that the MC is "turning" the gay kid) before stopping. I can't see anyone who didn't get offended at some point not just stopping because of how boring this movie is. I'm not exaggerating when every scene drags on and on. Most comedy doesn't work unless its fast paced. This movie is also listed as a drama, but the acting is too bad for there to actually be any drama.Really I have nothing else to say except "don't watch this movie." It is so, so bad.

zkonedog I watched "Juno" with a younger (teenaged) sibling hoping that it would provide a good mix of comedy and drama. While the film strives to do just that, it fails to truly define itself in any genre.For a basic plot summary, the movie focuses on Juno MacGuff (Ellen Page), a 16-year old girl who has sex with fellow student/friend Paulie Bleeker (Michael Cera) and ends up pregnant. Because Juno does not want to terminate the pregnancy, she seeks out a potential adoptive family in Vanessa (Jennifer Garner) & Mark (Jason Bateman) Loring. Things seem to be going about as well as can be expected for such a tricky situation...at least until the end of the pregnancy approaches.Here is the major problem I had with Juno (and hence the one-star rating): It's almost as if the filmmakers said "lets combine 'Knocked Up' & 'Napolean Dynamite' into one movie". A decent idea, but it fails pretty miserably here. It isn't nearly as funny as Napoleon Dynamite, and it doesn't come close to Knocked Up in heart. Simply put, the comedy isn't funny enough to sustain itself, while the drama isn't on par with other films of the same ilk.Another issue? I think that Ellen Page's portrayal of Juno is either hit or miss...no middle ground. I thought her character was annoying and just plain stupid for most of the film, which made the ending (which I will not ruin here) seem almost farcical to me. To me, Juno was one of the most poorly written characters I've ever seen on screen. I didn't empathize with her a single time, which obviously needs to happen if one is to enjoy the experience. The teenager I watched it with? She could have booted up the film again right away, so go figure. Maybe being a teen is needed to "get" Juno's character.Thus, to me, "Juno" was a film that didn't make any emotional connections with me in the slightest. Right away, I felt like it was almost blatantly ripping off Napolean Dynamite (which isn't a great film in its own right, but at least some of its humor is timeless), while at the same time trying to cover a very serious topic. Had they done one or the other, I think I would have liked the film a lot more. As it stands, I view it as a rather convoluted mess.

PetarDuric Juno is sixteen year old and after she discovered she is pregnant things go in a lot ways. Movie is very powerful and will give a new view on many things and how teenagers may be able to process things. Paulie is Juno's best friend he shows us a great insight into a mind of teenager being aware of his actions but in the same time loving towards Juno. After changing her mind and deciding not to abort, Juno decides to give baby to a family that really wants it without knowing how things are going to be tough. Being so young it may seem weird and getting too many attention that is unwanted Juno starts to get in touch with Mark, a man who will adopt child, finding herself and him with many similarities in tastes. That led to emotional change inside him but also in her without realizing how inappropriate their friendship has become. Mark deciding to leave Vanessa shook her up but with good will of Juno she decided to leave child to Vanessa anyway. Juno realized alongside with Paulie that they love each other and that their life will be happy together. This is very emotional movie with some great dramatic moments that were filled with sadness but on the other hand it has a comedy in many scenes considering recklessness of Juno and her father also. Movie is amazingly written but directing of the movie was fine and some characters got too many screening time but had an ability to contribute to story greatly. JK Simmons and Ellen Page were incredible in the movie but sadly JK didn't got many attention but every scene that he is in was great. 3.5/4