Juno

I think this movie was great, very funny, very nicely shooted, quite intriguing details, and all, but I think it was quite overrated. It was ironic, yes, even a bit bizarre sometimes if you want, but please stop comparing it with Little Miss Sunshine, it's nothing like it, it's not half as original it was, it's not even a quarter as bizarre as it was. Little Miss Sunshine is a completely different humor. I won't compare them because then I'll start critizicing this one, which was actually very good. The script was excellent, a well deserved Oscar for Diablo Cody, the art direction and cinematography were very rare and brilliant, the introduction was lovely. Juno has some unique characters and dialogues, as well as images and points of view. Young Ellen Page was amazing, of course her character wasn't that demanding, I must say, and she got all the attention, even an Oscar nomination, but for me it was Jennifer Garner who stole the show, every scene she was in was completely breathtaking. Of course the rest of the cast is amazing and hilarious as well, that's why this movie works. BUT it has several flaws. Everyone keeps remarking how intelligent Juno was either for giving the baby up or for the music and movies she liked, what I found really strange is that she didn't use that intelligence to take precautions before having sex, isn't it weird? Very. Plus, I think the movie makes teenage pregnancy look kind of "cool". Well, it isn't. Actually it's a huge issue all around the world, it's not to be taken lightly and films like this do nothing but promote it when we need to make the teenagers concious. I also thought Juno's father was taking it too well, any other parent would have yelled his ass out and asked who the father was just to go and kill him, but well, that doesn't count like a flaw, because after all it's fictional character, and there might be some parent out there who would take it the same way (or, you know... not). The movie passed lightly (worth the redundance) and I enjoyed it despite its several flaws.