This indie film was a cult hit and was popular with the younger crowd of movie goers. I think most people will find it to be quite charming in its own way. The directorial influence was done by Jason Reitman who has done other films such as Thank You for Smoking (2005). He seemed to really capture the character and story of Juno, which is about a 16 year old Minnesota girl who unexpectedly became pregnant, and wants to give her child to a responsible couple. She faces issues with her peers and family…while dealing with a relationship at the same time. This film was written by Diablo Cody based upon some of her own high school experiences. She has also written the film Jennifer’s Body (2009) starring Megan Fox and Amanda Seyfried.
Canadian actress Ellen Page stars in this as Juno MacGuff and is a talented force to be reckoned with, she is unique and this film seems to showcase her talents on screen. Michael Cera also stars in this as Paulie Bleeker who is a good friend to Juno. Jennifer Garner plays Vanessa Loring and Jason Bateman is Mark Loring. They are the couple seeking adoption for a child. Allison Janney plays Brenda ‘Bren’ MacGuff the mother of Juno. Her father Mac MacGuff is played by J.K. Simmons. Olivia Thirlby plays Leah, Eileen Pedde is Gerta Rauss, Rainn Wilson is Rollo, Daniel Clark is Steve Rendazo, Darla Fay is Bleeker’s Mom, Valerie Tian is Su-Chin Qah, Aman Johal is Vijay, Emily Perkins appears as the Punk Receptionist, and Kaaren de Zilva is the Ultrasound Technician.
This film was very well casted, and each of the actors seemed to fit each of the roles, it is not often you will find such a collective pool of talents thrown together. In this, you will see them breathe life into each of their characters. The film doesn’t pretend to be anything else; it has its own kind of thing going on. I think this movie is about acceptance, forgiveness and seems to march to its own path. The film had a meager $7 million dollar budget and has since grossed $231,411,584 million worldwide. That’s pretty good for an independent film such as this. I hope you enjoy Juno as much as we did. It was a real treat to see. I highly recommend seeing this one as well.
“A comedy about growing up… and the bumps along the way”
Well what to say about this movie, it certainly had its moments. I think I would recommend this to a friend to catch on a DVD rental. If you like Megan Fox, you will find this to be quite appealing. (Yes, she is the girl from the Transformers movies). It was sup post to be horror film, with a bit of comedy in it. I think this was captured by director Karyn Kusama on some level. It was written by Diablo Cody who wrote the indie hit Juno (2007) starring Ellen Page and Michael Cera.
They used the tagline: “She’s evil… and not just high school evil”
Although Megan Fox dominated most of the attention, Amanda Seyfried grabs a leading role in this as well as a character named “Needy”. She is an introverted nerdy type character who plays second fiddle to Fox’s character Jennifer. They have been the best of friends since a young age. They are opposites in many ways, but still remained friends after all these years until something demonic happens to one of them. Needy has a boyfriend named Chip played by Johnny Simmons and their relationship was about the most normal thing in this story.
There is some research which leads to discovery and a mild surprise towards the end of the movie. The premise of the story was fairly unique in a way. The town begins to panic from all the bloodshed that happens which turns to a comfortable sense of numb. There are a number of other characters in this as well which fans out the typical stereotypes in a high school. Kyle Gallner plays Colin Gray, Chris Pratt is Roman Duda, and Josh Emerson is Jonas Konelle. Adam Brody appears in this as Nikolai who is the singer of an indie rock band named “Low Shoulder”. His band mates are played by Sal Cortez as Chas, Ryan Levine as Mick, Juan Riedinger as Dirk, and Colin Askey is the keyboardist. Also, keep your eyes open for J.K. Simmons as Mr. Wroblewski, Juno Ruddell as Officer Warzak, Amy Sedaris as Needy’s Mom and Cynthia Stevenson as Chip’s Mom.
I think this film only goes so far in creativity and the impression it gives is only skin deep sort of speak. But it was still worthy to watch and amusing enough to keep your interest. The film however didn’t do very well at the box office; it grossed a measly $18,781,374 million and cost $16 million to make. It was distributed by 20th Century Fox.
My wife and I just finished watching this one; we found it to be funny and an all around quality comedy. I think you will like this one also if you have an open sense of humor. This is about a man who is engaged to be married. Well, there is nothing out of the ordinary about that right? But wait…there is a twist. The story is about him not having any male friends, and he seeks to find a friend that would become his best man at his wedding. He goes on a series of “Man Dates” to find someone he can hang out with and know better. This was done quite cleverly by director John Hamburg who also helped write this with Larry Levin. Hamburg was responsible for other films such as Along Came Polly (2004), Zoolander (2001) and Meet the Fockers (2004). So, if you enjoyed those films, then this will surely get your attention as well.
The setups for the scenes were played out well by leading actor Paul Rudd in the role of Peter Klaven. He is a pretty ordinary guy, who works as a realtor, trying to exclusively close a Hollywood celebrity’s home deal among many others. Rashida Jones plays his fiancée named Zooey and did very well with the part. She reminds me of actress Leah Remini from the television series “The King of Queens”. Maybe they could play sisters in another film. I recognized Jason Segel who plays Sydney Fife in this film. He has done a number of television shows including the short lived “Freaks and Geeks” which was pretty clever series.
Sarah Burns plays a character named Hailey that is single who is a best friend of Zooey. Jaime Pressly also appears in this as her good friend Denise. She is married to Barry who is played by actor/director Jon Favreau. I enjoyed seeing SNL (Saturday Night Live) cast member Jane Curtin appear in this as Joyce Klaven the mother of Peter. Her husband was played by J.K. Simmons as Oswald Klaven. Andy Samberg plays Robbie Klaven Peters younger brother. Greg Levine appears as Hailey’s Date, Jean Villepique is Leanne (Davis Dunn Receptionist), and Rob Huebel is Tevin Downey.
The tagline for this was “Are You Man Enough To Say It?” I think the entire concept was silly, but it seemed to play out well by the end of the story. For films like this the actors can make or break the movie, this time they made it work. Check this one out if you are in the mood for a pretty humorous comedy.
Just finished this one, it was quite clever and had some funny moments in it. The film was directed by Jonas Elmer who brings his vision to the screen and it worked well for an off-beat comedy type film. It started a little slow trying to bring each lead character into the movie, but it picked up pretty well towards the middle to the end. The story is about the people living in Minnesota, and the arrival of Lucy Hill changes everything for their town, she is played by Renée Zellweger who has a few more upcoming movies along on the way. Lucy is one of the executives of the corporation located in Miami, Florida that owns the largest factory in town. They make food products, and Lucy is sent there to oversee operations and in the process of things she finds more than she was looking for.
Siobhan Fallon plays Blanche Gunderson who greets Lucy at first, and tries to make her feel welcome to the community assisting her in finding a place to live in the brutally cold weather conditions. She invites her to dinner where she first butt’s heads with the likes of Harry Connick Jr. who is as good as an actor as he is a musician playing the role of Ted Mitchell who also happens to be the local union representative. J.K Simmons notably from the Spiderman (2002) franchise is Stu Kopenhafer the lead foreman at the plant, and immediately starts questioning Lucy’s intentions and is suspicious of her from the start. The rest of the workers rally around him, and give Lucy a difficult time at first. Ferron Guerreiro plays Bobbie Mitchell, Frances Conroy is Trudy Van Uuden, Barbara James Smith plays Joan, James Durham is Rob Deitmar, Robert Small is Donald Arling, Wayne Nicklas is Harve Gunderson, Hilary Carroll is Kimberley, Nancy Drake plays Flo, and Stewart J. Zully is Wallace Miller.
It takes some time for Lucy to adjust to things, but they begin to warm up to her within this community and it warms your heart to watch this happen all taking place within a bitter cold background. This movie was written by Ken (Kenneth) Rance and C. Jay Cox. I thought this was worthwhile to watch, and surely you will enjoy seeing this also. Two thumbs up for New In Town (2009).
If you are looking for a suspenseful thriller this is a nice pick. I remember this one, and thought it was well done overall with the story being driven mostly by the two leading actors Hugh Grant as Dr. Guy Luthan and Gene Hackman playing Dr. Lawrence Myrick. It grabs you from the start of the story, and you will find yourself getting involved pretty easily. I thought this was one of Hugh Grant’s better performances and Gene Hackman delivers a solid performance as well. They worked well together in this one, and the style and vision of the movie was done in a great way by director Michael Apted.
This film is based upon the book written by Michael Palmer and the screenplay was done by Tony Gilroy about medical doctors who specialize in surgery. I would go into further details, but it would ruin the surprise of the story. I will mention however at this hospital everything is not what it seems to be. You will also see in this Sarah Jessica Parker, but she is nothing like her character Carrie Bradshaw from Sex in the City. J.K Simmons is also in this movie, you might recognize him from the Spiderman movies playing J. Jonah Jameson. Paul Guilfoyle is in this, Bill Nunn, and John Toles-Bey fill out the rest of the cast. Peter Appel appears in this as well. This movie does deliver, and that is a suspenseful thriller with an edge keeping your interest throughout the entire length of the film. I will recommend this one.
