Juno

My rating: 5/5

Plot: A 16 year old student, Juno MacGuff (Ellen Page) discovers that she is pregnant with friend Paulie Bleeker (Michael Cera).  Though she briefly considers abortion, she later decides to have somebody adopt her baby. While looking though the Pennysaver, Juno finds the perfect couple, Mark and Venaessa, played by Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner.

Juno becomes friends with Mark, as they share the same taste in music, movies, and general personality.  Juno has feelings for Paulie in the meantime, but has trouble expressing it.

Mark begins to develop somewhat of a crush on Juno, and says that he is leaving Vanessa. They divorce.

Juno gives the baby to Vanessa anyway, without ever setting eyes on it. It is obvious at the end, that Juno and Paulie are back together.

My opinion: I absolutely love this movie with my entire heart and soul, and both Ellen Page and Diablo Cody are my heroes.

Little Miss Sunshine

I saw Little Miss Sunshine last week and was very pleasantly surprised. I was most surprised to see that a lot of the film’s ending was actually filmed close to my town. I loved the acting, loved the characters, and was not at all disappointed. I wouldn’t recommend it for the kids, but if you like dark humor, I would definitely go for it.