- Film Review
- Reviewed By Adam Smith
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4 out of 5
From Porky's to American Pie, US teen movies are usually replete with scenes of sexual embarrassment and excess. Refreshingly, this Oscar-winning comedy from director Jason Reitman (Thank You for Smoking) and screenwriter Diablo Cody takes the genre in a more grown-up direction in dealing with the subject of teenage pregnancy. As Juno MacGuff, Ellen Page delivers a wonderfully convincing performance as the sassy, clever teenager who finds herself "with child" and thus in way over her head. Having decided against an abortion, she embarks on a search for the perfect adoptive couple. This witty, warm film smartly reveals that, despite our heroine's impossibly snappy post-Dawson's Creek dialogue, she is just as anxious and confused as any girl in that situation would be. Superbad's Michael Cera co-stars as geeky father-to-be Paulie, while the talented supporting cast - including Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, JK Simmons and The West Wing's Allison Janney - ensures this is a teen comedy with class.
Plot Summary
Oscar-winning coming-of-age comedy drama starring Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner and Jason Bateman. Discovering that she's pregnant after having sex for the first time, 16-year-old Juno MacGuff weighs up her options. With abortion out of the question, she decides to have the baby adopted, but first she must face her parents.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Juno MacGuff
- Ellen Page
- Paulie Bleeker
- Michael Cera
- Vanessa Loring
- Jennifer Garner
- Mark Loring
- Jason Bateman
- Bren MacGuff
- Allison Janney
- Mac MacGuff
- J K Simmons
- Leah
- Olivia Thirlby
- Gerta Rauss
- Eileen Pedde
- Rollo
- Rainn Wilson
- Steve Rendazo
- Daniel Clark
Crew
- Director
- Jason Reitman
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