Juno

Last night I saw Juno. A comedy-drama starring my favorite under-20 actor, Michael Cera. I think it's becoming cliche to be a Cera fanboy/girl but whatever, he's popular for a reason.

This movie was very well acted. Ellen Page is terrific in the lead. Young, spunky, with a very pretty face. I imagine her following a Natalie Portman path, tho more comedy heavy. We'll see I guess. I wish there was more Michael Cera, but he was great in the scenes he got. JK Simmons(great Caesars ghost!) was a great father, gruff but a heart of gold. I liked Allison Janney as a step-mom, and there's a natural chemistry between Page and Olivia Thirlby, as they're friends in real life. Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner are a convincing, quirky suburban couple who ilicit their share of laughs. The movie even opens with a great Rainn Wilson(of Dwight K Schrute fame) sighting, he totally steals the scene. I like to see him not just riding on Dwight to keep in our consciousness.

The soundtrack became an instant iTunes favorite, even if I wasn't crazy about it.

Overall, funny, entertaining, even touching.
See it, I say!