Juno (2007)

Now, it’s been a while since I saw Jason Reitman’s Best Picture nominee Juno, so this review will probably be very brief and hazy. The film, written by Diablo Cody (winning her the Oscar for Best Original Screenplay) and directed by Thank You For Smoking’s Jason Reitman (which earned him an Oscar nod for Best Director) and starring Ellen Page (Best Actress nominee for her performance as Juno MacGuff) and Michael Cera (sorry, Mickey) as two best friends who get bored one day and…yada yada yada, Juno’s knocked up. Whereas the other film in 2007 with this premise, Knocked Up is a comedy, Juno is just barely a comedy, and so much more a drama film. And that being said, it is one of the best films I have ever seen in my entire life. Michael Cera is playing the exact same role that he always plays (and I’m happy with it. He’s good!), and does a great job as that, but as long as he sticks to this dork-innocent-lovable-hero type, he’s not going to win any Oscars. On the contrary, Ellen Page plays what to date is her best role yet, and probably for a very long time, if not ever. Page takes the film to great heights, and probably deserved that Oscar. No. Not probably. She deserved that Oscar. The supporting cast is great too, ranging from Jason Bateman to Jennifer Garner to J.K. Simmons, and they’re all great. Currently, this is my favorite film of 2007. And I’ll let you know when that changes (it won’t!).
9.5/10