Juno turns out to be about hope and understanding. Everyone's heart is in the right place here, and maybe that's why the movie wins out.
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12/05/07
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Juno (2007)
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Reviews Counted:196
Fresh:183
Rotten:13
Average Rating:8.1/10
Consensus: One of the brightest, funniest comedies of the year, Juno's smart script and direction are matched by assured performances in a coming of age story with a 21st century twist.
Theatrical Release:Dec 5, 2007 Limited
Box Office: $143,380,890
Synopsis: The word "quirky" has become the quick and easy way to describe films such as LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE and LARS AND THE REAL GIRL that straddle the lines between indie and studio films and comedy and... [More]
Starring: Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman
Director: Jason Reitman
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Reviews for Juno
Juno is neither Page nor Cody nor Reitman, but her own fully realized person, speaking to us in the extraordinary rhythm of real life.
12/05/07
It's great to see a family on film that doesn't freak out at this all-too-common scenario. As alienated as Juno may feel, she's actually surrounded by some pretty great people in her life.
12/05/07
If Juno's charms win out in the end, it isn't without a slight residue of uncertainty suggesting we've just had the latest Napoleon Dynamite clone foisted upon us.
12/05/07
Juno's disarmingly charming and completely real, and one of the best films of 2007.
12/05/07
Juno's personality dominates the movie, which is both its strength and its weakness.
12/05/07
It is certainly the feel-good movie of the season, and credit for that goes to the gifted [director] Reitman, novice screenwriter Diablo Cody and the film's sensational lead actress, Ellen Page.
12/05/07
Top CriticJuno is hilarious and sweet-tempered, perceptive and surprisingly grounded. It's also a gust of fresh air, perspective-wise.
12/05/07
Top CriticJuno, directed by Jason Reitman, is smart, witty, and engaging -- three ingredients that, when applied to any film, comprise a recipe for success.
12/05/07
Top CriticHas all the rhythms that made films like Little Miss Sunshine and Garden State so beloved by audiences and critics alike, but invents its own rhyme to buck familiarity thanks to its brilliantly funny and exceptionally wise screenplay by Diablo Cody.
12/05/07
The engaging story, coupled with the character's likable quirkiness, makes for a film bristling with vitality and heart, without resorting to glibness or sentimentality.
12/05/07
Its high-concept slanguage sometimes feels over-written, its visual style can get a bit too twee, and there are two or three bridge scenes in the third act that feel like imports from a much stupider movie.
12/05/07
First-time screenwriter Cody Diablo's gently comic, different-for-girls tale of a pregnant, hyper-verbal teenager is the distaff answer to the testosterone-fueled hijinks of movies like Knocked Up and Superbad.
12/05/07
Hollywood's Woman of the Year is a pregnant 16-year-old, the incredibly hip, smart-mouthed and totally endearing heroine of the wise and witty Juno.
12/05/07
Top CriticOnce it gets past some serious tonal overkill, Juno's sweetness feels earned.
12/05/07
Juno respects the idiosyncrasies of its characters rather than exaggerating them or holding them up for ridicule.
12/05/07
Top CriticJuno represents an almost magical configuration of very talented people with very much the same brand of whipsaw humor.
12/05/07
Top CriticA light, heady romantic comedy, reminiscent of John Hughes' work in the 1980s.
12/05/07
I can't remember the last time I was pulled into a film this quickly and this deeply.
12/05/07
Juno has an implicit pro-life sensibility: Life is life, and deserves to be nurtured, even -- if not especially -- when everything around it is broken.
12/05/07
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