For anyone, high school is a time of change and self-discovery. That goes doubly for Juno MacGuff(Page) who gets pregnant by her boyfriend Paulie Bleeker(Cera). Juno, by nature is an independent girl. She also has an unique perspective on the world and an interesting way of expressing herself (“God, Banana! Shut your freakin’ gob!”). So when she learns of her pregnancy, she rolls with the punches (figuratively) and decides to ‘go ahead an nip this thing in the bud.’ After a very brief stint in an all too awkward women’s clinic, Juno decides to keep the baby and give it up for adoption.
Enter Mark(Bateman) and Vanessa Loring(Garner); the wholesome adoptive couple, whom Juno’s best friend, Leah(Thirlby) found in the PennySaver. (more…)