Juno
December. 05,2007 PG-13Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, sixteen year old high-schooler, Juno MacGuff, makes an unusual decision regarding her unborn child.
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This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.
Ok... Let's be honest. It cannot be the best movie but is quite enjoyable. The movie has the potential to develop a great plot for future movies
The film never slows down or bores, plunging from one harrowing sequence to the next.
This is a coming of age storyline that you've seen in one form or another for decades. It takes a truly unique voice to make yet another one worth watching.
Well, for a typical coming-of-age film, the quality of script and acting performances almost decide everything. And for this particular one, both the script and performances are noticeable, just as those from other brilliant coming-of-age films, such as The Edge of Seventeen, The Spectacular Now, Lady Bird, and so on. The casting is the base for the performances, which is also pretty well done. The most distinct feature of this film lies in the slight twist in plot and the novel topic, pregnancy for high school teenagers.
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.
While 'Juno (2007)' sometimes tries a little too hard to be 'quirky', this is an enjoyable and unique comedy that's never conventional or predictable. There's been quite a bit of backlash against it since its initial release, but I think it handles its subject matter with maturity in general. This push-back against its presentation is, to me, undeserved as it's the outer-layer of the flick that allows it to stand-out but it's the inner-layer that contains all of its heart. It doesn't preach and, as such, is an entertaining experience. Its ultimately an experience essentially enhanced by its 'quirkiness', too, and is a general joy to watch. 7/10
I loved it! This is how all teenage pregnancies should be handled, if I had my say in this world. The parents played their part very well. The young man who got her pregnant played his part very well. The movie was well put together. Good job directors! Watch it and judge for yourself. It's truly a wonderful gem!