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Juno is a film that's very difficult not to like. Budgeted at around 7.5 million dollars, it has earned over 220 million -- enough to possibly put it in profits.
I found it to be one of the best films of 2007, and Fox Home Video has released it on Blu-Ray in a gorgeous incarnation that does the film proud. This is a very film-like BD disc, as it should be as derived from data files.
included as extras with the Blu-Ray version of the film are a selection of commentaries, screen tests, a blooper or "gag" reel and featurettes that would be unimaginable outside of a major production, inclusive of some that really aren't necessary, such as a "gag" scene, which comes off as a bit of a waste of film and a cast and crew music video.
You'll recall Ellen Page, who plays Juno, as the slightly kooky, yet lovably off-balance teen from Hard Candy (2005). In Juno, she joins one of a small group of actors and has an entire film built around her. Juno, without Page would be unimaginable, as she's in virtually every shot. The supporting cast is equal in quality, but ultimately replaceable by other actors.
Page is not.
Juno is an honest film -- a delightful romp about teen pregnancy, family and relationships. The screenplay by newly anointed Academy Award winner Diablo Cody is crisp and clean, with sharp, cutting dialogue, especially when spoken by Page. One can't be certain whether Page one of those constantly "up" people, or simply has half a dozen expresso makers in her trailer.
This isn't a bad thing, as watching her work, I have recurring thoughts of some of the finest actresses who turned in fast-paced performances in the great screwball comedies of the late 1930s and early '40s, ie. Irene Dunne, Katharine Hepburn and Rosalind Russell.
This places her in very high end company.
Highly Recommended.
RAH
I found it to be one of the best films of 2007, and Fox Home Video has released it on Blu-Ray in a gorgeous incarnation that does the film proud. This is a very film-like BD disc, as it should be as derived from data files.
included as extras with the Blu-Ray version of the film are a selection of commentaries, screen tests, a blooper or "gag" reel and featurettes that would be unimaginable outside of a major production, inclusive of some that really aren't necessary, such as a "gag" scene, which comes off as a bit of a waste of film and a cast and crew music video.
You'll recall Ellen Page, who plays Juno, as the slightly kooky, yet lovably off-balance teen from Hard Candy (2005). In Juno, she joins one of a small group of actors and has an entire film built around her. Juno, without Page would be unimaginable, as she's in virtually every shot. The supporting cast is equal in quality, but ultimately replaceable by other actors.
Page is not.
Juno is an honest film -- a delightful romp about teen pregnancy, family and relationships. The screenplay by newly anointed Academy Award winner Diablo Cody is crisp and clean, with sharp, cutting dialogue, especially when spoken by Page. One can't be certain whether Page one of those constantly "up" people, or simply has half a dozen expresso makers in her trailer.
This isn't a bad thing, as watching her work, I have recurring thoughts of some of the finest actresses who turned in fast-paced performances in the great screwball comedies of the late 1930s and early '40s, ie. Irene Dunne, Katharine Hepburn and Rosalind Russell.
This places her in very high end company.
Highly Recommended.
RAH
