Juno (movie review)
We took advantage of winter break to take in another matinee, Juno. It's the story of a high school junior who gets pregnant and decides to give the baby up for adoption. It's got the hallmarks of an indie film: quirky soundtrack and several characters have rather odd traits (a dog fetish, popping red tic tacs). It's quite funny at times, and certainly doesn't give teen pregnancy the stigma it often has in teen films. Jennifer Garner of all people stood out as an interesting character to me. Still, it wasn't without flaws. Sarah found the parenting a little unrealistically good, and thre relationship between the mother and father to be wasn't developed all that much. It's written by Diablo Cody, a Twin Cities narrative, and there's several Minnesota references throughout. Definitely worth a look. (4/5)