The “Juno” backlash grows
Rob Harvilla in the Voice, in the process of reviewing a Kimya Dawson show (the artiste behind the film’s soundtrack) in NYC:
If you’ve not yet had the pleasure of “Juno,” the atrociously fey teen-pregnancy comedy currently barnstorming multiplexes and whooping up Oscar talk, by all means, have at it. It is sweet and heartwarming and winsome in its utter preposterousness. Just the fakest dialogue imaginable. Pop-culture-savvy sarcasm as suburban religion. Teenagers who talk like thirtysomething screenwriters. “Cool” parents who talk like teenage screenwriters. A 16-year-old heroine who actually says things like “Just looking to secure a hasty abortion!” and “Just dealing with things way outside my maturity level!” and (grits teeth) “Swear to blog!” Just appallingly cute cute cute CUTE CUTE. You’ll probably really like it.
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