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[enthusiastick]

Finally got around to seeing it this weekend, on Sunday night with macabre_grrl.

• Juno -- 4 stars -- Oh man. Man, was this movie exactly everything that I wanted it to be. The cast was unbelievable, just chock full of actors I like doing what they do best. I went into it braced for it to be less than perfect, having read adampb's thoughts. He makes good points, kind of. Rainn Wilson's cameo in the first scene is a little over the top, and if the whole movie were like that it wouldn't be nearly so good. But I found that it actually helped to establish the tone, to show off what kind of world Juno lives in. And pretty quickly after that the movie hits its stride and just doesn't quit until the closing scenes. Ellen Page is brilliant; some grown-up version of Juno MacGuff is pretty much all that I want of woman (short, cute, snarky, funny, has no respect for anything, makes fun of everything constantly, etc.) Michael Cera is maybe a touch under-utilized, but the movie isn't really designed to feature him, so that's not a significant concern. I am worried about him being type-cast as a high schooler forever and ever, but he can probably pull it off for a little while longer yet. All in all I thought it was just note-perfect, and I can't heap enough praise on it.

Comments

[pooka-madness.livejournal.com]

You're absolutely right, I should have been clearer: I'm concerned about him being typecast as the same teenaged nebbish for the next ten years, and then abruptly vanishing from view when he's simply too old to look like a high schooler. Search around YouTube for some of the other stuff he's done; he's a fantastic actor with a great sense of comedic timing and way more range than that. And I agree, I look forward to seeing him on the big screen playing someone who isn't wispy and unassertive.