{"id":1846,"date":"2008-06-09T01:20:42","date_gmt":"2008-06-09T00:20:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/?p=1846"},"modified":"2008-06-10T22:24:26","modified_gmt":"2008-06-10T21:24:26","slug":"dvd-pick-juno","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.filmdetail.com\/2008\/06\/09\/dvd-pick-juno\/","title":{"rendered":"DVD Pick: Juno"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>One of the most surprising and charming hits of last year was Juno<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

The title character is a teenage girl (Ellen Page<\/a>) who has to deal with an unexpected pregnancy by her best friend (Michael Cera<\/a>) and decides to give up the baby to an adoptive couple (Jason Bateman<\/a> and Jennifer Garner<\/a>).<\/p>\n

It also stars J. K. Simmons<\/a> as her father,\u00a0Allison Janney<\/a> as her stepmother and\u00a0Olivia Thirlby<\/a> as her best friend Leah.<\/p>\n

Directed by Jason Reitman<\/a> and scripted by Diablo Cody<\/a> it was nominated for several Oscars (with Cody winning Best Original Screenplay<\/a>) and went on to become Fox Searchlight<\/a>‘s first film to gross over $100 million<\/a> at the box office.<\/p>\n

It stands up well on a second viewing and although the sharp and witty dialogue was probably what most people loved first time around, the emotional undercurrents and nuanced performances are what stand out when revisiting the film.<\/p>\n

Fox have done a good job on the DVD with a solid transfer and some nice extras which include:<\/p>\n