Average User Rating: 80% (11 Reviews)
4 / 5	...indieville bliss... Mr. H "the-rocker.co.uk" (Embra) - 14 January 2008 For those who don't know, "Juno" is an award winning comedy featuring Juno (played by Ellen Page), a teenage girl faced with an unplanned pregnancy from an afternoon with Bleeker (Michael Cera from TVs "Arrested Development"). Juno finds her unborn baby the perfect set of parents in Mark and Vanessa Loring (Jason Bateman and Jennifer Garner), an affluent suburban couple who are eager to adopt. The film was an official selection at 2007's Telluride, Toronto, and London film festivals and received the Best Film award at the Rome International Film Festival. Which means we're talking a total indie fest. The indie royalty are here with Belle & Sebastian alongside non-ironic covers from Sonic Youth and Cat Power and a song from the Velvet Underground. For the dads in the audience you get some Mott the Hoople and Kinks, with Buddy Holly in there for the stray gran who's wandered in on pensioners half price day. Then there's the left field corner, largely taken up by Kimya Dawson, solo, with the Moldy Peaches and her new group Antsy Pants taking up 8 of the 19 tracks on offer. Heck, even the movie leads have a bash at a Moldy Peaches tune with Ellen Page and Michael Cera crooning away on 'Anyone Else But You'. Obviously, without seeing the movie, it's hard to tell how well the soundtrack works as an actual soundtrack, but as a compilation album, it certainly fulfills the criteria of a Best of Indie selection, hands down. This became the fastest selling album on the iTunes music store, when it was released in America and makes the perfect present for the slightly fey, ever so put upon, sociology student in your life.... Read Full Review »
4 / 5	A real mixture for a top notch film! oldstuff (Cheshire United Kingdom) - 17 February 2008 The first song is the excellent upbeat folky "All I want is you" from Children's music singer/songwriter Barry Lou Polisar which plays over the opening credits of the film. The last song is a duet between Ellen Page and Michael Cera on "Anyone else by you" which is also featured earlier on the album. In between are a decent variety of indie records and also a lesser known gem from rock 'n' roll genius Buddy Holly. A great selection of fairly mellow tunes that worked brilliantly for the film soundtrack and are great to listen to in their own right.... Read Full Review »
5 / 5	"the monkey on your back is the latest trend" L. Rycroft "Luke" (Liverpool, UK) - 10 March 2008 Well for the first time in my life, i went to see a movie because i had heard the soundtrack. This in my opinion is an amazing album although of course different people have different taste, saying that however i didn't know i was into this type of music until now. The Juno Sountrack is one of the finest things i've added to my music collection in a long time and since i recieved it last week it has not been off. I find myself singing the songs as i go about my business, and as the lyrics come from my mouth a smile can't help but form. What i love about alot of the songs is the way in which they have been recorded, they sound like they are sitting on the couch in the same room as you, singing and strumming their guitars, and for you guitar players out there, the songs are so easy to learn and you WILL find yourselves playing along. There are also songs in there from the likes of 'the kinks' and 'buddy holly' which add to the wide variety of talent shown in the album. For me though, the song played in the opening credits 'All i want is you' by barry louis polisar is my favorite, such an amazing opening to the album and indeed the film. Anyways this i think is my first ever review, i hope i've been helpfull... Buy this album.... Read Full Review »
5 / 5	gd gd C. J. Etchells "chris" (cheltenham, uk) - 6 February 2008 ha the movie in my opinion was rubbish but im not sure about the soundtrack i wasnt really paying atention to it but i think its good
2 / 5	It`s an ok family movie Ms. S. Daniels "sueesox" (London) - 4 March 2008 I can understand why the majority think it is quirky and cute, the main protagonist has a very logical and direct way of dealing with her immediate problem.... who will be a good parent to her child. While she does not have the strength or presence of mind to deal with a termination, she determines that only the best will do for her unborn child. So, she embarks upon a quest to find the ideal parents. However no one is ideal and to this she must bend. The acting is very good, and the script innovative, however the comedy lies in the personality of the actress. I do not get the comedy. Perhaps it is me..... the steps she takes and her responses to the situations in which she finds herself I find tragic, not funny at all. I found this film to be full of pathos. The occasional smile as I understood her response, but as a mother myself, I understood her cause. It wasn`t funny. Men should watch tihs and understand that the feeling that a mother has for her child is relevant even in the earliest of stages. This film would have been much improved by omitting the so called humour. +... Read Full Review »