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I also made it out to see the new movie, Juno. Juno is the story of Juno McGuff (Ellen Page), a quirky, free-spirited, non-angsty sixteen year old who has sex once and ends up pregnant. Juno has a loving father, nice step-mom, adorable little sister and a few good friends. Here is a young woman who is nervous but not afraid to tell her parents about her situation. I like that she’s grown up in a family that she trusts enough to unburden herself to early on. For their part, Juno’s parents are not thrilled by the pregnancy but they love her and are supportive and respectful of her decisions. Juno knows that she’s both too young and incapable of raising a baby. She considers abortion but realizes she can’t go through with it so she sets about to find a family for her unborn child. This is a story about her journey and her relationships. The characters come across as flawed but human. It was nice to see Jason Bateman who is still pretty sexy. Michael Cera plays a shy, nerdy guy and Olivia Thirlby plays Juno’s best friend, Leah.

If you enjoy movies like Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Superbad and About a Boy, there is a good chance you’ll like this movie, too.

Unfortunately the movie wasn’t playing at Alamo Drafthouse and I was forced to see it in TinselTown, a Cinemark theater. It was a good reminder of why I hate going to see movies anywhere outside of the Alamo. As usual we had to sit through a plethora of commercials. I don’t go to the movies to see commercials. Having to sit through commercials at the theater makes me angry. Previews don’t bother me. I was pleased to see previews for a couple of movies I hadn’t even heard were in the making, such as The Spiderwick Chronicles and Inkheart. Oddly enough I just read Inkheart a few months ago.

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