#1
Posted: 12/16/07 at 2:59am
I saw this last night and what a delight that it lived up to the hype and then some. One of the most thoroughly entertaining and engrossing films I've seen in a long, long time. I understand the comparisons to Little Miss Sunshine, but, for me, Juno is leagues ahead of LMS.
It's smart and quirky and original, but it is also honest and touching.
Ellen Page, as the title character, is absolutely pitch-perfect. Her performance is hard to describe because it just pops and works so well on so many levels.
And the supporting cast is brilliant. Allison Janney is fantastic, J.K. Simmons is wonderful, Michael Cera is adorable and Jason Bateman is great. Jennifer Garner hit it out of the park; I always knew she could act, but damn if I knew how absolutely astonishing she can be. As someone said on another thread, some of her expressions and reactions had more nuance and feeling than some whole performances in other films.
I'm really hoping for Page and Garner to get Oscar nods, as well as the film picking up Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay nods.
The screenplay is smart, sharp with a ton of heart, and the direction goes right slong with it step for step.
Additionaly, the original songs were such a great (and hilarious) addition.
All in all, probably my favorite movie I've seen all year. And I'm not afraid of hyping it up to a point that it can't match, because it will. It's just that good.
It's smart and quirky and original, but it is also honest and touching.
Ellen Page, as the title character, is absolutely pitch-perfect. Her performance is hard to describe because it just pops and works so well on so many levels.
And the supporting cast is brilliant. Allison Janney is fantastic, J.K. Simmons is wonderful, Michael Cera is adorable and Jason Bateman is great. Jennifer Garner hit it out of the park; I always knew she could act, but damn if I knew how absolutely astonishing she can be. As someone said on another thread, some of her expressions and reactions had more nuance and feeling than some whole performances in other films.
I'm really hoping for Page and Garner to get Oscar nods, as well as the film picking up Best Picture and Best Original Screenplay nods.
The screenplay is smart, sharp with a ton of heart, and the direction goes right slong with it step for step.
Additionaly, the original songs were such a great (and hilarious) addition.
All in all, probably my favorite movie I've seen all year. And I'm not afraid of hyping it up to a point that it can't match, because it will. It's just that good.
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