Why I Don’t Like JUNO
February 5th, 2008
By: Alexander B. Huls
A couple of times each year there’s inevitably some quirky off-beat film that becomes a phenomenon, an “it” film, if you will. The one people brandish at parties like a merit badge designating their supposed hipness. Last year it was Little Miss Sunshine. Earlier last year it seemed to be Children of Men, and late last year and into this year the “it” film is undoubtedly Juno.
Everybody loves Juno. The critics love it. At the time of this writing Rotten Tomatoes has it at 93%. The people love it. On IMDB, 37,889 users have helped it achieve a 8.3 out of 10 rating, making it #120 in the Top 250 movies of all time on IMDB, and it’s recently surpassed the $100 million dollar mark at the box office. The Academy loves it. They recently nominated it for four major categories: best original screenplay (Diablo Cody), best director (Jason Reitman), best actress (Ellen Page) and best picture. Everyone I know loves it. One friend is even going so far as to writing an essay on it, and another put it on his Best of 2007 list.
The thing is, I didn’t love it. I barely even liked it.
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