Juno MacGuff (Ellen Page) is a cool, confident teenager who takes a nine-month detour into adulthood when she's faced with an unplanned pregnancy-and sets out to find the perfect parents for her baby. With the help of her charmingly unassuming boyfriend (Michael Cera), supportive dad (J.K Simmons) and no-nonsense stepmom (Allison Janney), Juno sets her sights on an affluent couple (Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman) longing to adopt their first child.
Somewhere between the sharp satire of Election and the rich human comedy of You Can Count On Me lies Juno, a sardonic but ultimately compassionate story of a pregnant teenage girl who wants to give her baby up for adoption. Social misfit Juno (Ellen Page, Hard Candy, X-Men: The Last Stand) protects herself with a caustic wit, but when she gets pregnant by her friend Paulie (Michael Cera, Superbad), Juno finds herself unwilling to terminate the pregnancy. When she chooses a couple who place a classified ad looking to adopt, Juno gets drawn further into their lives than she anticipated. But Juno is much more than its plot; the stylized dialogue (by screenwriter Diablo Cody) seems forced at first, but soon creates a richly textured world, greatly aided by superb performances by Page, Cera, Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman as the prospective parents, and J.K. Simmons (Spider-Man) and Allison Janney as Juno's father and stepmother. Director Jason Reitman (Thank You For Smoking) deftly keeps the movie from slipping into easy, shallow sarcasm or foundering in sentimentality. The result is smarter and funnier than you might expect from the subject matter, and warmer and more touching than you might expect from the cocky attitude. Page's performance is deceptively simple; she never asks the audience to love her, yet she effortlessly carries a movie in which she's in almost every scene. That's star power. --Bret Fetzer
Get to Know Juno's Cast
Ellen Page (Juno MacGuff)
Michael Cera (Paulie Bleeker)
Jennifer Garner (Vanessa Loring)
Jason Bateman (Mark Loring)
Allison Janney (Bren MacGuff)
J.K. Simmons (Mac MacGuff)
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Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0
One of the best movies ever!:
Juno is one of my favorite movies of all time. Rarely can I see a movie repeatedly and enjoy it more and more with every showing. This is one of those movies. I own the Juno DVD and it was one of the best investments I've made to my video collection. Everyone I know who has seen this movie has loved it as well. Last summer I went to France with my niece and when she got bored she watched the film on my iphone. She thoroughly enjoyed watching the movie 5 times. The soundtrack is adorable, I have many of the... more info
AMAZING:
I'm surprised that this film did not get many stars as it should have. This movie is one of my favorites and I recommend it to anyone. With MTV glorfying teenage pregnacy, this movie does not. For being a junior in high school, Juno was a woman beyond her years. She chose not to get her baby aborted and made the mature decision to put it up for adoption. It wasn't because she didnt love her child and didnt want to be a mom, but at the ripe age of 16 she was not ready to be a parent and made her decision in... more info
Great screenwriting made this movie:
Freaking hilarious. Anyone who appreciates great dialogue and characters will love this movie. I don't think it glorifies the teenage mother, which apparently was an issue for some people, and really, people, chill out. And as far as the cast goes, it goes beyond the main characters, even the supporting and bit characters are great.
Juno (Blu-Ray):
Movie In Perfect Shape. Very Quick Delivery. Will Do Business With This Seller Again. Very Happy.
