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 enlarge | Director: Jason Reitman
Actors: Ellen Page, Michael Cera, J.k. Simmons, Allison Janney, Jennifer Garner
Studio: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  34 reviews
Sales Rank: 47
Format: Pal
Rating: Suitable for 15 years and over
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 92
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
EAN: 5039036037990
ASIN: B0015VI334
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
Release Date: June 9, 2008
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 a shame July 4, 2008
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
Ellen Page (Hard candy) stars as Juno, a teenager who falls pregnant and doesn't want the baby for herself.
In all its hype and being a huge fan of the drama genre and J.K Simmons (Spiderman) I was really looking forward to this. I had a reasonable day at work and sat down ready to be enticed into the trauma of a young girl with a load on her shoulders, but in a way, this Oscar nominated picture kind of strayed from her emotions in the first hour, which I felt was a big mistake. A 16 year old who is carrying a baby that belongs to the love of her life who has suddenly gone cold on her, and she isn't bothered by this massive burden ahead of her? Ok a rough past may have made her grow up, but still some emotion at the beginning would have given the character a more realistic and interesting image. Page's Oscar nominated performance was ok in my personal opinion, though I have never seen her in anything else before, but her character was really annoying.
I had read a few reviews to, all claiming that it was a funny film, but I must have smiled once throughout, as the actions and dialogue had my eyebrows firmly placed at the top of my head in confusion.
I felt the first hour was really poor, with a stereotype running the show, questionable dialogue, and sometimes bizarre direction. The acting is good, from everyone. Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman are good, but don't match up to J.K Simmons who is terrific, as is Michael Cera.
However, despite all the faults in the first hour, there is a great realistic last half an hour with tensions running high and changes in proceedings, finally giving the film an edge and an interest to keep me watching to the end. One scene actually made me feel sorry for Juno.
Despite its faults in direction, humour and characters, the film still conforms to the genre and has a really good last half an hour, but given the tension and excitement I had heard and read leading up to it, it was a real let down.
5/10
 Be safe, be safe July 3, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
Juno is a rock 'n' roll star fresh from the planet yee-haaw. Before she knows it she's knocked up and unable to rock or indeed roll. She spends her pregnant days eating carrots and writing poetry about her writing poetry and eating carrots.
 Three And A Half Stars June 24, 2008
0 out of 2 found this review helpful
This comedy-drama about teenage pregnancy is both intelligent and touching, with a witty script and several excellent performances. Ellen Page is near perfect as the smartass slacker who discovers she's up the duff, and veteran screen actor J K Simmons brings a real warmth to the role of Juno's bewildered dad. There has been some criticism directed at the overly sophisticated dialogue spoken by the central character, which is justified to an extent. But does it really matter? I'm sure middle-aged suburban women don't really talk like the cast of "Desperate Housewives" either, but these are dramatised situations, not documentaries. I'd sooner have smart, succinct and funny dialogue any day rather than a realistic depiction of the way people talk in everyday life.
Anyway to sum up, Juno is a very entertaining film that makes you laugh and think. There are ALOT of atrocious fims out there at the moment, but i'm happy to report this isn't one of them.
 Juno what I know? June 20, 2008
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Yes, I know a flippant title but hey, whatever....
This is a good film, not great but good. The script is a little overwritten at times and the acting is a broad attempt at being smart, sassy and racy at times. Not always firing on all cylinders for my taste. However, script and occasinal acting foibles aside, this is still good, even very good at times. The shifts within the films depiction of the adoptive parents and the sympathies which are evoked are interesting and well done. I do feel however, that the ending, without wanting to be moralistic, is something of a let down. I have known several feamle friends who have been in Juno's predicament and the pervasive sadness and guilt which travels as a passenger on the life journey of these people is immense. Without being nationalist, I do think that this subject matter would have been handled in a much better,incisisive and moving way had it been by Ken loach or Mike Leigh.Still good though and well worth watching.You won't learn much, you might be irritated by the incessant attempt to dude-ify" the teen lingo but it still manages to be engaging.
Teenage pregnancy from a teenage point of view June 19, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This film tells the story of Juno a sixteen year old high school kid who falls pregnant by her best friend. Realising she isn't ready to be a mother she finds a couple to adopt her unborn baby.
This film can give the impression to begin with that Juno is quite dissmisive of the seriousness of her situation but I would ask people to consider the way that a teenager thinks. As adults people are very aware of the implications of their actions but teenagers have a tendency to act first and think later and see the world much more simplistically. The film demonstrates this perfectly. It also shows a development in Juno as she softens towards the adoptive mother (Jennifer Garner)and her reaction (and quite possibly the sweetest scene in the film)after the birth of the baby. A brilliant film shown from the point of view of the teenager.
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