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Juno needs to know that it's possible for two people to agree on her Oscar chances...Juno continues to win praise in this article by A.G. Harmon on the (newly redesigned!) site for Image journal.
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But the reviewer at Louisiana State University is not so dazzled.
"Juno" is a harmless delight, but in retrospect, it is a scantily sketched picture. On closer inspection, it fails to say anything significant about the travails of a pregnant 16-year-old, the effect of the pregnancy on her family or the difficulties in securing an adoption. Its success lies in keeping audiences entertained for 90 minutes; after that time, its hold on the mind wanes.