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Did anyone else see this great little film? Kim and I went to our local (MAdison) Sundance Cinema ...that's right Madison has one of two Sundance theatres nationwide...a great experience, btw.... anyway, Juno:

Stroy of a pregnant teen and how she and her close family/friends deal with the situation. Additionally, a couple (played marvelously by Jason Bateman and Jenn Garner) attempting to adopt the would-be baby are profiled.

It is a truly magnificent and funny look at life, family, and friendship. Great perfomrances, all. Perhaps my favorite movie of the YEAR!!
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It is fighting for my number one spot this year. Even IF it came in 2008, technically.

That was a good summary, Guns. I would add that though that sounds like a hardcut drama, the style is much more alternative/rich indie. Michael Serra did a good job, even if his character was mostly undeveloped (my only qualm with the flick.)

It had a good dose of humor in all the right places, and plenty of uncomfortable moments for the viewer, although not in a way to make it unenjoyable.

All in all VERY well worth the two hours.
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It was a verry funny movie, you are right Balon...i made it sound too serious.
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A Gunslinger wrote:It was a verry funny movie, you are right Balon...i made it sound too serious.
HAHA. Now YOU sound too serious. ;) :D
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Entertainment Weakly has been hopping up and down about it lately. I'm very interested.
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I just watched this one. Very good film. Don't think I've seen much with Jennifer Garner in it, but she was great in this.
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It is a clever, poinant movie. It is going to win a number of Oscars fer sher.
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Murrin wrote:I just watched this one. Very good film. Don't think I've seen much with Jennifer Garner in it, but she was great in this.
I have actually been talking her down for years, she made me eat my words with this movie.

I always lumped her in with the other popular and atractive starlets who couldn't act worth s*** (I.E. Jessica Alba, who I abhor. She is the worst thing about every movie she is in)

I still think Garner was a sh**ty Electra... (To be fair, Afleck was a pretty sh**ty Daredevil)
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