Comments on: What the Manolo Is…

By: Knitcrit

Knitcrit — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 01:28:13 +0000

“Exceptionally annoying, more than a little manipulative, and yet also somehow moving.” Yes, yes, YES exactly. My annoyance and pain have been given voice and now I can let the stupid movie go. Thank you for helping me heal.

By: Lilithcat

Lilithcat — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 00:44:53 +0000

God, I love countertenors.

By: Kerri

Kerri — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 04:51:29 +0000

My feelings exactly! I was so uncomfortable and squirmy in the beginning, and then it somehow won me over. Agreed that Jennifer Garner was probably the best part of the movie. She made me cry. I also thought that Michael Cera was underused. That line about him trying to be cool was unexpected and wonderful.

By: oakling

oakling — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 01:09:27 +0000

That’s funny because I thought Jennifer Garner was the weakest part of the movie. I think I was distracted by how much I hated her character! I couldn’t tell whether the movie was underusing her or whether she was underusing her screen time.

By: Ruby

Ruby — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:55:53 +0000

Manolo! I knew you had superb taste, but that you share my love of the magnificant Jennifer Garner takes my admiration of you to even more exalted levels!

By: alice

alice — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:48:58 +0000

I love you the Manolo! I went to see Juno expecting great things but was also annoyed by the aggressively quirky dialogue. Everyone, including the Oscar people, seems to love it. What is up with that?!?

By: Amy

Amy — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:28:45 +0000

Actually I know teens who talk like the teens in Juno. Right here in Minnesota. Which is where the film’s writer was living when she wrote it. So…I dunno, it didn’t bother me, at least not any more than the actual teens who talk that way bother me.

By: Josh

Josh — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:21:20 +0000

Everyone seems to think that the style choices in Juno (clothes, dialog) were a misstep. I see them as hyperbole- an amped version of teen culture, not tied to any time or place. No street thugs in Britain talk or dress like the droogs and ptitsas in A Clockwork Orange, no teens or store clerks talk like the folks in Juno. The technique worked for me. Slight removal from reality can heighten emotional content.

By: Jessica

Jessica — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:07:44 +0000

I loved Juno, saw it Valentines Day. I think the writing was fresh and funny and yes, probably it was trying too hard, but it was so different than anything out there recently so I gave it big kudos. It was heart-warming.

By: C*

C* — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 15:55:21 +0000

We actually just saw Juno last night, and I agree about the first 10 minutes. I ended up really liking the movie, but that first 10 minutes was a little rough. There were parts thoroughout the film that I found obnoxious as well, but all in all a great film.