By Dave
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There are certain times in every young persons life where they become interested in certain things. For example, at 5 years old, every single boy will love Lego, and every girl will want to be a Barbie (or whatever slutty caricature that’s popular nowadays). At 11 years old, every boy will be absolutely desperate for a Playstation, but will probably make do with a game boy. I always wanted a mega drive, but was never allowed one…
Anyway, I jest. By the age of 15 and 16, most teenagers will have but one thing on the brain. And that thing will be of the sexual nature.
We in the know refer to it as ‘cross gender intercourse’.
However, those young’uns don’t always think about the effects of their sexual course. One trade off of pleasurable intercourse can be Herpes. The other is babies.
Juno focuses on the babies part.
And so, after yet another one of my pointless rants, we get to the core of Juno. The main protagonist (Juno, natch) finds herself pregnant after spending a night of passion with her best friend, Paulie. And from this, a film ensues.
I could go on about the plot, but to be quite honest, I can’t be arsed. Every serious review with deal with things like that, so instead I will simply say that Juno is a fantastic, funny, heartbreaking and utterly charming movie that engages and elates with every scene. The entire cast is strong, each playing their roles well, from quirky kids (Ellen Page and Michael Cera playing the star-crossed lovers beautifully), to the odd foster parents (Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner being very weird indeed) all the way to the very down to earth parents (played by the dude from Spiderman and some other woman). The story is fun. Juno is basically a film where nothing in particular stands out, but every single part of the film comes together to create a wonderful experience.
However, a special mention must be given to the soundtrack. Not only does it include the classic song ‘Anyone but you’ by the Moldy Peaches, along with some solo work from Femme Peach Kimya Dawson, but it contains not one, but two songs by the lords of leftfield, Belle and Sebastian. I was so excited when I heard them, I almost literally wet my pants. Any film with Belle and Sebastian in the soundtrack is ok by me.
So then, most reviews round things up at the end. However, I feel like being different today, so instead I will square up to my audience.
Watch Juno. You WILL love it.
Tags: Juno, Michael Cera, Ellen Page, Jason Bateman, Jennifer Garner, Belle and Sebastian, Kimya Dawson, pregnancy
