[Sparky753]

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Originally Posted by Al.Anderson

I think the scene with the husband was supposed to be uncomfortable.

They did a good job with that. I actually said, "Oh @$&%!" under my breath as it was unfolding!

[Sparky753]

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Originally Posted by TravisR

Yeah, that scene just made me think "What a bitch" rather than "Good for her standing up for her step daughter".

That bit of dialogue was taken too far. At first I thought, "Good for her." And while I was congratulating her in my head it turned into, "Okay, I think she's got it." To, "Well, now it's awkward."

All in all, though, well thought out criticisms aside, I do have it in my Top 10 for 2007. I, too, watch a lot of Joss Whedon, which may be why the dialogue didn't bother me at first. Once I realized it, I just filed it away and kept going with the movie.

Well, "Rock on." "Honest to Wizard Blog." I don't know what kids say nowadays!

[Quentin]

Whedon is a good writer. Take a look at an episode of Buffy vs. an episode of Angel vs. an episode of Firefly...

Buffy talks a certain way. Even later season Buffy is slightly different from first season Buffy. She sounds different than Angel and different than Spike and different than Fred. Now, listen to Firefly...Inara, Jayne, Kaylee, Wash, Mal...they all have their own 'voice'. And, they all sound different from one another and from any Buffy/Angel character. Wash sounds a LITTLE like a smart-alec Buffy character, but he has different references, Chinese/Imperial slang, etc.

[Al.Anderson]

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Now, listen to Firefly...Inara, Jayne, Kaylee, Wash, Mal...they all have their own 'voice'. And, they all sound different from one another and from any Buffy/Angel character.

I have to disagree with you on this. I'm not a Whedon expert. I tripped across Firefly by accident (and loved it), and I've seen some Angel because my daughter's into it. But after seeing about three episodes of Angel I came to the conclusion that Angel and Mal were cut from the same cloth.

Now I'll add that this doesn't bother me like the Juno character's voice seems to bother people in this discussion.

[ThomasC]

From ZacharyTait's review:

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Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner are wonderful as the adoptive parents. Jennifer has a scene about 2/3rds of the way through that should win her an Oscar nomination. It’s about as perfect of a scene I’ve seen all year. You’ll know it when you see it.

I'm guessing this is the mall scene. I'm surprised if she'll get a nomination, but she definitely nailed it.

[Ray H]

I agree. I think Jennifer Garner's performance in this was wonderful and I'm hoping she gets a nomination, but I don't expect it.

[CaseyL]

I just saw this this weekend, and I have to throw in with the "I loved it" camp. I wasn't bothered by the Lingo dialog at all, and frankly thought it just made it even more funny. To me, it should be taken in context to the film itself, not really be compared to reality. I felt that the lingo was being exaggerated in order to sort of show the gap in generations, and then the pop references showing that maybe there's not so big a gap after all. Just a thought; only my inconsistent mind meandering.

[BrianShort]

I watched this the other night, and I really enjoyed it, but I wouldn't say I loved it. I especially loved a lot of the songs on the soundtrack... during the show I leaned over to one of the people I came with and said I already wanted to buy the CD. I thought the dialouge was clever and hip, and fit the tone of the movie, and didn't think it was too much. The one thing I had a problem with was the ending

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I thought the Paulie Bleeker character seemed like an afterthought for most of the movie, so I had a hard time believing that she would hook up with him in the end... I think maybe there wasn't enough time in the movie to let Juno and Paulie build up any chemistry...

Other than that, I really enjoyed it!

[Malcolm R]

Recently purchased this as a blind buy courtesy of an automatic shipment from Columbia House. What a disappointment.

I'll have to side with the dissenters within this thread. The fact that this film garnered such critical praise, won an oscar, and grossed so much money is definitely a head-scratcher to me.

[Todd H]

Gotta agree with dissenters as well. I bought this for my wife on Blu-ray. She must have watched it about 20 times already. I sat through it once and never want to repeat the experience. The hipster dialog sounded like something a 40 year old would write to try and sound hip. "Honest to blog?" Give me a break.

And before anyone says anything, I teach at a local college so I know how kids today talk. They sound nothing like Juno.

[TravisR]

Of course, people don't talk like that. However, if characters in movies talked like people in real life, their dialogue would be boring because people's conversations in real life are never as witty or interesting as good movie dialogue.