“Faced with an unplanned pregnancy, an offbeat young woman makes an unusual and bizarre decision regarding her unborn child.” -imdb.com

 

Tonight I saw an amazing film. I saw the trailer a couple times and wondered if I would be interested once I actually saw the film. I happened to be invited to a screening followed by a Q & A with Ellen Page, Jason Bateman, J.K. Simmons, and Allison Janney. I decided to cooperate and just go… either way it was a movie I could see for free.

 

What a surprise. The film is called Juno and I recommend EVERYONE to see it. It’s so offbeat and simultaneously it manages to keep your attention throughout. It’s a beautiful film! The script was so wonderfully well written that every character has it’s own trait that belonged to just them. 

 

It’s a very unique film with a very unique cast. The acting is really special. Very natural. The relationships between the characters are so real and believable. I had my doubts about Jennifer Garner, but this film has completely changed my perspective about this woman. She did such a wonderful job with many subtle facial expressions. She said so much by saying so little. Jason Bateman had an incredibly strong sense of who his character was. Michael Cera was hilarious. 

 

There were a lot of little moments that were truly noteworthy. The soundtrack helped so much to carry along the story. Very well chosen songs that really depicted the scene and the emotions that were occurring at the time.

 

The best part about Juno is that the subject matter is such a serious one. It could have been so simple to turn this into a dark comedy or a really dramatic piece, but Diablo did a fantastic job of making it so light and heart warming. The over all colours of the film created harmony and Jason Reitman did a great job of carving this wonderful project out of such a simple concept.

 

Honestly… this movie needs to be seen.