Aaron and I decided to trek out to the Block and see "Juno", along with a theater-full of people about our age. Did you know that people still go to the Block? They really do. Bella Terra didn't steal them all away.
If you're a fan of Michael Cera, then go see this movie solely for his performance. He's hilarious, natural, and absolutely perfect as a confused, hormonal, naive, good-hearted adolescent. (So he reprises his role as A.D.'s George-Michael. What can I say, he does it so well.)
Ellen Page, as the title character, was pretty funny, but her dialogue seemed too scripted at times. No one spits out that many knee-slappin' one-liners in real life. Still, she was so likable that I wanted to step into the movie and hang out with her.
Rainn Wilson (a.k.a. Dwight of The Office) made a too-short cameo, which the trailer showed almost in entirety, probably to help reel in the aforementioned people our age.
Great performances by Allison Janney and J.K. Simmons as Juno's parents. There is a scene with Janney and an ultrasound technician that is pretty classic. Jason Bateman utilized his comedic timing to make his role as a non-committal adoptive father a bit more palatable. Jennifer Garner was cute and emotional as the adoptive mother, but I found it difficult to empathize with her character, which I think had to do more with weaknesses in the the story than her performance.
Anyway, it's a fun movie, although "not as good as Little Miss Sunshine" (Aaron's words).
