Juno

Every so often a movie comes along that is just simply perfection from beginning to end. Juno is such a movie. I love this one. The acting is stupendous, especially when it comes to Ellen Page who plays pregnant teen Juno MacGuff. She was wonderfully flawless, delivering her lines as if they were written specifically for her. She was nominated for the Oscar for this one, and I'm really kind of surprised she didn't win.

J.K. Simmons and Allison Janney, two of my favorite actors, play Juno's father and stepmother and both do a great job. These aren't the usual teen pregnancy movie parents who go nuts and yell at their wayward daughter. Her news is met with surprise but also support for what is ultimately her decision. And Michael Cera as Juno's bewildered boyfriend Paulie Bleeker is funny and even sometimes frustrating. You wonder if he is ever going to really get his mind around what is happening.

Everyone in this cast did a great job, and the story manages to avoid being a cliche, which is amazing for a subject that has been done to death in the past. Diablo Cody is the writer of this little gem, and I really hope she can keep up this quality with her future works. The dialogue is snappy, witty and quick; and Cody's Oscar award is well-deserved.

If you haven't seen this yet, rush right out and rent it. It deserves five stars and then some.