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Juno (2007)

★★ — Juno (2007)

Juno arrived in late 2007 as one of the defining films of the mid-2000s American indie wave, written by former stripper-turned-blogger Diablo Cody in her feature screenplay debut, a script that won her the Academy Award for Original Screenplay. Jason Reitman directed, following his sharp debut Thank You for Smoking (2005) and before Up in the Air (2009) cemented his reputation as a reliable hand with talky, character-led material. Shot on a modest $7.5 million budget for Fox Searchlight, the film grossed over $230 million worldwide, an extraordinary return that made it one of the most commercially successful indie productions of the decade. Elliot Page (credited then as Ellen Page) carried the film in what became their breakthrough role, with Michael Cera and Jennifer Garner rounding out a quietly well-cast ensemble.

Just an average teen drama with a quirky script that thinks it’s more profound than it is. Ellen Page (now Elliot) gives a decent performance, and the supporting cast is solid, but the whole thing feels a bit too try-hard. The dialogue is unrealistically witty in that early 2000s indie way, and while it has heart, it never really hit home for me. It's fine. Just not nearly as clever or groundbreaking as people made it out to be.

Rating: ★★ | Year: 2007 | Watched: 2025-04-15

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