Juno is a whip-smart teen confronting an unplanned pregnancy by her classmate Bleeker. With the help of her hot best friend Leah, Juno finds her unborn child a "perfect" set of parents: an affluent suburban couple, Mark and Vanessa, longing to adopt. Luckily, Juno has the total support of her parents as she faces some tough decisions, flirts with adulthood and ultimately figures out where she belongs.

Not since Kevin Smith first graced us with his witty, sometimes crude and verbally sparring dialogue in Clerks has there been a movie where the most important part of the film is the dialogue. Take out most of the crudeness but leave all the incredible wittiness and the verbal tongue lashings and you get Juno. There is definitely more story to Juno then there was to Clerks, more plot and even more drama but what makes the film so great, what makes it so funny is the dialogue. Juno still faces all the questions that were asked in clerks but she is doing it in different situations and at a younger but definitely not less cynical age. She must face life choices that those of her own age can’t understand, make decisions that will not only change her life but also the lives around her and she does it most of the time through the dialogue, through her biting and cynical words. She copes with the world and everyone in it with words, with sarcasm but in the end the film is a heart warming tale of young love, choices and simply put life.

The genius behind the film is newcomer Diablo Cody who wrote the screenplay and is the one responsible for the biting edge, wit and dialogue the film has. All you need to know about Diablo is that she gave up a middle class lifestyle to become a stripper for a year and then decided to conquer Hollywood when that was done. She is like a Hollywood film and you can see her sarcasm, her cynicism at the world through the dialogue, through the characters and through the situations they must deal with. Not too many dramas or films about teenagers deal with real issues like teenage pregnancy or how it can change lives and while the movie is funny and witty it does also deal with real issues as well.

What makes the film so funny and genuine is that it is not your traditional Hollywood film. The characters aren’t your Barbie dolls and Kens that you are use to seeing. They seem like really, silly and confused teenagers that have found themselves in over there heads, drowning in adult like situations and only have their words and dialogue and wit to save them. Coming to grips with reality, coming to grips with life and trying to find out how it all fits together. Mix in a little comedy, some exciting new talent and you get a genuinely funny, enjoyable film that will make you laugh and cheer for the good guys.

I am becoming a big fan of Ellen Page, first with Hard Candy and now with Juno she is proving that she really has the acting chops to become something big and stick around Hollywood for the next twenty years or so. I also like Michael Cera but the thing is with him is that goofy young act will only last so long, he seems to be fated to be just another actor in a long line of nerdy but funny actors who disappeared by the time they turned twenty five. He has fit himself into a type cast that is ever so hard to break out of and can be the end of your career when your no longer so cute but just creepy now. But my favorite performance had to be from Olivia Thirlby as the best friend who had more sarcasm and more to say than anyone ever should. She lightens up the movie every time she is on screen and she ends up stealing a few scenes herself. The film was fun, and funny and well worth seeing.

Grade: A-