After the first five minutes, I was dreading the remainder of this film. It seemed to be too "hip" for its own good, but thankfully, I was wrong. Oh, it's certainly "hip" - it's "hipness" is piled on real thick, which extends into the soundtrack (which I actually wasn't wild about), and the hipest of the hip remains Juno herself, played expertly by Ellen Page. If you think about it, who else could have possibly played Juno than Ellen Page? It's the remaining cast that anchors this film in reality, particularly Juno's father (J.K. Simmons) who delivers his lines with the perfect blend of sarcasm and pathos; you definitely "see where she gets it from". I'm going to be honest: (SPOILER ALERT!!!) I didn't care for the way they handled Mark's (Jason Bateman) dismissal (the "your shirt looks stupid" line just seemed petty and unnecessary, and I thought, in a way, HE was right for wanting to leave his wife: she was overbearing and pushy. It's sad to me that he was the bread-winner WITHOUT having to wear a suit and tie and yet still emasculated by his wife for wanting to be "in a band", even though music more than paid the bills for them. Friggin' trophy wives (END OF SPOILER). My cousin's husband didn't care for the film because he felt that it supported teenage pregnancy, but obviously he's an idiot: You see, at the end of the film, the pain (both physical and emotional) she has to go through and the price she pays for her mistake. And several times in the film, she's heard swearing off sex. All in all, a funny, smart film, and I'll certainly be watching it again to pick up the nuances of the performances.