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 - Highly ReccomendedA very enjoyable movie. The topic of teenage pregnancy is often a difficult subject for a movie, but this one does it with depth, compassion and much humor. The casting is wonderful and Ellen Page is absoultely brilliant playing the title role of "Juno". She's smart, funny, cool/uncool teenager who finds herself pregnant and finds the seeminingly perfect couple to adopt her unborn baby. The movie explores the relationship with Juno and the parents to be, her parents and her "boyfriend along with the relationship of the "parents to be". It's a very touching story with a couple unexpected turns. You'll also find yourself laughing along the way. I can see why this movie got such positive reviews and I would absoultely recommend it Rating: - Teen Pregnancy Has Never Been Funnier!!!Juno was actually better than I thought it would be. It had some pretty funny moments. I like how it started in Autumn around Halloween. I like how she starts a friendly relationship with Jennifer Garner's husband, Mark Loring, because he happens to like the same stuff Juno does. I like her dialogue and comebacks. One thing that was kinda wierd was the music they played throughout the film. (The soundtrack.) If you love comedy, and pregnant teenagers, you'll love JUNO!!! On a personal note: This movie reminds me of some of my friends a few years ago in high school that got pregnant and dropped out...I miss them! One of them actually danced with me 4 years ago at a dance. Rating: - Addressing some issues... Juno is important. That might sound like an overstatment. Given all the rediculous hype surrounding this movie, I'd be likely to agree. But, just the same, this movie is important. Why? Because it got a lot of people talking. A lot of people stand against this movie because of it's subject matter; teen pregnancy. While Juno's initial reaction to have an abortion further shocked many people, these were the confused actions of a young woman who, after realizing that she cannot go through with an abortion, goes through the rest of the movie making the best possible decisions from the baby's perspective. A lot of people think this movie promotes teen pregnancy. This is due, in part, by a number of teen girls who've seen and responded to the film. Others feel (wrongly) that it promotes abortion. But the movie makes no clear stance on abortion (much like we, as a whole, have not) and teen girls are always going to say stupid things. They're teens for crying out loud. This film is a snippet of real life. Teens really do get pregnant because a late teen's body is the best suited for the job of procreation. The hormones drive them to it. They (teens) have been doing it sicne the very first humans andit was not until recent (very recent) times that our culture decreed that the teenage years are a part of childhood, and that teen should not be having sex. Yet, at the same time, we live in a culture that places sex into every aspect of life. The highest grossing models are underage girls... Kids have sex. Culturally, we encourage it while at the same time telling them not to. Getting pregnant is a risk, but why is it that we only blame the youths who get pregnant? Because I can assure you that most all of them are having sex. Juno is important because it's an honest LOOK (not praise, not judgement) on an issue that happens, regardless of preceeding morals. What's more, being under forty, I found this is one of the few films that accurately depicted adolesence as I lived it. The characters and the language were familiar to me. What I like about Juno is that it is showing a difficult thing but at the same time the audience can, and will, both critisize and sympathize with the character of Juno, who errs and then decides to do the right thing, despite the obvious difficulties and she does it all with the help of a loving, supportive family. Through the course of the ordeal, Juno learns to appreciate her family and learns what real love is. If you need a message in a movie then why not take that away? Rating: - Movie: 3.75/5 Picture Quality: 3.75~4.75/5 Sound Quality: 3.75/5 Extras: 2.5/5Version: U.S.A / Region A Aspect ratio: 1.85:1 MPEG-4 AVC BD-50 Running time: 1:36:04 Movie size: 28,948,783,104 bytes Disc size: 36,919,680,518 bytes Average video bit rate: 32.52 Mbps DTS-HD Master 5.1 4074Kbps (48kHz/24-bit) English DD AC3 5.1 448Kbps Spanish Subtitles: English SDH / French / Spanish #Audio Commentary #Featurettes (SD, 30 minutes) #Deleted Scenes (SD, 20 minutes) #Outtakes (SD, 33 minutes) #Fox Movie Channel Excerpts (SD, 13 minutes) #Digital Copy DVD Rating:  - Practically perfect in every wayI have already had the wonderful pleasure of having seen this movie twice. I cannot wait for it to come to DVD. My local movie critic considered this the best film of 2007 and I truly must agree with him. While it's not like we haven't seen the story of the pregnant teenage girl before, it's been awhile since we have seen it done with so much grace, humor, and heart and fantastic characters that earn your care. From the beginning involving a chair to the ending involving another chair, "Juno" moves effortlessly along in a simple-yet-gorgeous way that lets you view Juno's life as she sees it. No, it's not hand-held camera, but it might as well have been the lovable Juno directing. What really makes this show work is its wonderful cast of characters. Juno is the crowning star, but it is not like the others did not pull their weight. Jennifer Garner takes her sweetness from "13 Going on 30" and channels it into an adult yuppy. Jason Bateman is relatable, even when it's painful. Michael Cera pulls off a heartwarming performance. Allison Janney almost stole the movie. And it wasn't just stellar performances. These are wonderfully written characters, all fully realized and unique and proud to be so as they deal with this very serious situation of teenage pregnancy. This movie deserves all ten stars and all the praise it has received. It is well-made. It is well-written. It is well-acted. It has a great message. It finally has a teenage girl stepping up to take responsibility, even in a society that frowns upon adoption. I went through every emotion, from tears-inducing laughter to tears-inducing heartbreak.
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