This movie is hilarious. Going off the poster I would never have seen it. I knew nothing about it when I went to see it this past Thursday with my girl's night out group but I figured it couldn't be too bad. It is instead... wonderful! I can't wait to see it again! I would never have thought that about a movie about a pregnant 16 year old. However, as I type this I realize that one of my favorite t.v. shows was Gilmore Girls (also about a 16 year old who got knocked up).
The main character of this movie, Juno, has a similar sarcastic, almost acerbic, humor to the cast of Gilmore Girls and Veronica Mars. She struck me as a Daria come to life or even a young Janeanne Garofalo. I would have loved to have been her best friend in school and I'll find myself wondering and wanting to know what Juno is doing now that she's out of high school and making her way to stardom in a rock band or whatever her destiny may be.
Speaking of music, I want this soundtrack! It is very much Velvet Underground inspired and is filled with the sounds of the Moldy Peaches' Kimya Dawson. It quite a lot of fun. I look forward to owning both the soundtrack and the movie. Yes, this is a go see! (I'll have to review a crappy movie soon or you'll all think I've got no discerning taste!)
Here is a preview for you, in case you haven't seen it, or if you are like me and just love watching snippets over and over since you can't go pop in the DVD quite yet.
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Academy Awards Update:
Juno is thought to be quite good by more than just me! Ellen Page is up for an Oscar as Best Actress and the movie was also nominated for Best Screenplay, Best Director and Best Picture! Wow. I don't think it will win for many (if any) of those, but it is wonderful that the film has been so lauded and will be seen by many more people now.
Oh yeah, I also highly recommend the soundtrack. It has been playing non-stop in my car for the past week.
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