What's all the fuss about?
2007, UK-15
Juno (Ellen Page) finds an unexpected bun in her oven, and feeling unprepared to deal with it she decides to put said bun up for adoption with Mark (Jason Bateman) and Vanessa Loring (Jennifer Garner). Things seems to be going swimmingly, until Mark and Vanessa's relationship falls apart at much the same time as Juno and baker of said bun Paulie (Michael Cera)'s relationship falls together. After a shaky start Juno picks up momentum well enough, and by the end of it the combination of sharp scripting, all-round decent performances and likeable characters certainly make this an above average film, but I fear this being an Oscar contender, let alone winner, is more a mark of the state film-making's in rather than the greatness of this film. Nonetheless, still worth watching.

















