Juno (R)

Hopped on over to the theater on a school night last week, feeling so very young and carefree, purse full of home snacks to help me avoid the siren call of the theater popcorn. My neighbor friend and I saw Juno, a sweet little movie about teen pregnancy, adoption, and the usual angst of growing up.

I'd heard great things about Juno and had high hopes for it. The movie mostly delivered. A few of my dialogue expectations weren't met (I'd seen a clip or two and expected dialogue of Gilmore Girls proportions). And I thought Juno's character was a bit uneven in some places ... but maybe that's how she rolls (unevenly) when meeting the prospective adoptive parents of her unborn love-child.

Overall, though, I give it 4.8 ratty chairs out of 5. Definitely put it on your lists in spite of the fact that Jennifer Garner, who is my age exactly, seems super-super-super old next to three-year-old Juno. Ugh.