Named after the Roman goddess and wife of Zeus, a teenage girl takes viewers through the experiences of what it is like to be confronted with an unexpected pregnancy. She gets pregnant after an afternoon spent with her good buddy Bleeker, bringing their relationship to a whole new level. As you can expect, she is like most 16 year old and not ready to become a mom.

She quickly considers the idea of having an abortion before deciding that adoption is a better option of her. With the help of her friend Leah, she turns to the local trader paper to find potential parents for her baby. She is quickly interested in Mark (played by Jason Bateman) and Vanessa (played by Jennifer Garner), an affluent couple that seem to have the perfect environment to raise a baby. They have a large house, a seemingly stable relationship, enough money, and a huge desire to have a baby.

With the help of her father and step-mother (played by the ever wodnerful Fllison Janney from The West Wing) Juno not only works with the couple to set up the adoption agreement, but deals with all the requirements of getting through a pregnancy.

Juno finds herself stopping in from time to time to visit Mark, who has a number of interests in common with our young protagonists. I couldn't help but wonder if some of the interest was the vary different upscale home that is different from her own happy, if not chaotic, home.

Juno is played by Ellen Page, who does a wonderful job playing the spunky and surprisingly wise teenager. She accepts life as it is and does what she can to make the most of it all the while finding ways to make herself and others smile. It is clear that she gets this practical attitude from her parents, but it is still wonderful to see and experience. Even though she got pregnant, she still has the ability to see that life can through curveballs to ruin the best laid plans. This does not prevent her from being able to move forward and adapt to find the best option for herself and those around her.

This is truly a wonderful movie. It is heart-warming while also being funny and avoiding the worrisome possibility of becoming preachy. It just presents the story as is, allowing the viewer to judge Juno's actions by their own beliefs.

The story has the typical edginess that is evident of indie films that make them small treasure even with their smaller budgets and releases. This is a must-see.