It Felt Fluid and Rhythmic: An Interview with Diablo Cody and Ellen Page

Juno

Director: Jason Reitman

Cast: Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Allison Janney, J.K. Simmons

(Fox Searchlight, 2007) Rated: PG-13

US DVD release date: 15 April 2008 (Fox)

[5 December 2007]

by Tricia Olszewski

The story in Juno is unpredictable and touching. But Cody's dialogue is exceptional, a flurry of hip, witty words that snap and dissipate before you can accuse them of being too stylized.

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