Juno (2007)

From NetFlix

Facing an unplanned pregnancy, teenage Juno (Ellen Page) devises
a plan to locate the proverbial perfect parents to adopt her baby.
But the seemingly ideal couple Juno chooses still has some growing up
to do. Now, everyone in Juno’s world must do a little soul-searching.
Michael Cera co-stars while Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner play the
pair of affluent yuppies anxious for a child in this offbeat coming-of-age
comedy, which won the 2008 Oscar for Best Original Screenplay

I had a rhetoric teacher who said you have to read bad literature from time to time to appreciate the good stuff. It was with this intent that I decided to tackle a prototypical teenage pregnancy movie. Surprise! Even if you might not agree with the theme, the dialog sparkles. The boyfriend is the world’s most perfect dweeb. I will not reveal the ending but it made sense and did surprise me.

The details and acting are too well done to be anything but an A. I felt I had to put the film in the “unusual” class, because the teenage sexual indifference might offend. Not for children.

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