The document summarizes reviews of the film Juno from various sources such as Rotten Tomatoes, The Guardian, ViewLondon, and the BBC. The reviews praise Ellen Page's performance in the title role and commend the film for its witty script and how it addresses abortion and adoption issues in a mature way. However, one review notes that some elements like the father's character and ending are not entirely credible. Overall, the reviews had moderate expectations for the film given it was the director's first major film and starred lesser known actors at the time.
2. Rotten Tomato - The reviewers in this case are the audience and
89% of them like Juno. 185 of the reviewers gave
Reviews good reviews and only 13 gave a bad review.
Rotten Tomato doesn’t just have the public
reviewing the films they also have top critics giving
their opinion. Rotten Tomato highlight who are the
top critics by placing a gold lining around the
speech cloud and having a gold star under their
name.
3. The Guardian -
Review
Peter Bradshaw gives Juno
“the fully clothed Ellen Page is pure cinematic Prozac”
“Juno is a fiction with irresistible charm and wit and Page
carries everything before her, creating a character with a
powerful sense of right and wrong, an overwhelming belief
in monogamy, and a nascent talent for leadership.”
The comments made by Bradshaw are all positive comments
and he shines a great light on Juno.
4. ViewLondon - Review
Reviewed by Matthew Turner “Engaging, frequently hilarious teen comedy
with a terrific script, a wonderful cast and a
delightful central performance from rising star
“the witty script contains so Ellen Page.”
many hilarious lines that
you'll find yourself stifling
your laughter so as not to “Ellen Page is terrific as the sharp-witted
miss the next one.” Juno, creating a character who is destined
to adorn the bedroom walls of teenage
geeks everywhere”
“The film also manages to
address the whole abortion vs
adoption issue in a
surprisingly mature way; the
final scenes are surprisingly
moving.”
5. BBC - Review "DARING AND
DEVASTATINGLY FUNNY"
Reviewed by Stella Papamichael
“Still, whilst the gradual stripping down of each character is
carefully done, the film isn't always credible. Juno's father (JK
Simmons) is too glib to be taken seriously and the ending
comes wrapped in impossibly cute bows. Except for this self-
conscious indie branding, Reitman has delivered a bundle of
joy.”
Reviewer Audience
gives 4 out gives 4 out
of 5 stars of 5 stars
6. To what extent were the reviews based
on audience expectations of: the
narrative
The film Juno is one of a
kind. I have never seen a
film like it before. It
handles teenage life in a
completely different light.
However, the reviews
didn’t really focus on the
audiences expectations of
the narrative the reviewers
mainly focused on telling
the reader what happens
in the narrative.
7. To what extent were the reviews based
on audience expectations of: the genre
It’s hard to place Juno into
a genre as it is so unique
but it is definitely a
comedy. Audiences won’t
have known what genre
really to place it in but it
will have definitely
appealed to teens with its
quirky ways and to adults
with its comic ways.
8. To what extent were the reviews based
on audience expectations of: the stars
The majority of the actors were low key actors who we hadn’t
seen majorly on the big screen before. Ellen Page had stared in
Hard Candy before Juno and Michael Cera stared in Superbad.
The expectations weren’t that high for these actors since they
hadn’t starred in many things before which gives them more
leeway with the critics and reviewers.
9. To what extent were the reviews based
on audience expectations of: the
director.
The director isn’t a very well known director so not many
people will have seen his work before, however, he did blow us
away with his creativity of the title sequence which seems to
have impressed many critics.
