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This year’s Little Miss Sunshine but hipper.  Funny, yes, but also poignant and entertaining thanks to a snappy script and the acting talents of Ellen Page.  Juno’s fresh take on teenage pregnancy is heartening as it does not wallow in the usual platitudes but shows us that there are options and that the learning experience can be a rich one even with all the hassles.  I liked Diablo Cody’s script and Jason Reitman’s direction as they keep the pace going and deliver something just that little different but very human too.  Page is a star and gives not only a great comic performance but also loads of depth.  I loved Michael Cera as the dorky boyfriend and Alison Janney as the mother in a fine cast.  I don’t think it is film of the year but it is an all-round success and could happily be seen a second time.

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