http://thistooismeaningless.com/2009/12/juno/ Tim Irwin's movie reviews, ranging from the obscure and inane to the recently released. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 22:54:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://thistooismeaningless.com/2009/12/juno/comment-page-1/#comment-17476 This Too Is Meaningless » Blog Archive » Young Adult Sat, 17 Dec 2011 06:23:43 +0000 http://thistooismeaningless.com/?p=1614#comment-17476 [...] film scene. Thank You For Smoking [review here] is enjoyable and a bit caustic. Juno [review here] ups both factors, though doesn’t wear as well with future viewings. And Up in the Air [...] [...] film scene. Thank You For Smoking [review here] is enjoyable and a bit caustic. Juno [review here] ups both factors, though doesn’t wear as well with future viewings. And Up in the Air [...]

]]> http://thistooismeaningless.com/2009/12/juno/comment-page-1/#comment-6006 This Too Is Meaningless » Blog Archive » Win Win Sat, 19 Mar 2011 04:26:06 +0000 http://thistooismeaningless.com/?p=1614#comment-6006 [...] might point out immediate similarities to Juno [review here] or Little Miss Sunshine.  The latter might be a more apt comparison, but still hardly accurate.  [...] [...] might point out immediate similarities to Juno [review here] or Little Miss Sunshine.  The latter might be a more apt comparison, but still hardly accurate.  [...]

]]> http://thistooismeaningless.com/2009/12/juno/comment-page-1/#comment-2582 This Too Is Meaningless » Blog Archive » Easy A Wed, 29 Sep 2010 02:08:26 +0000 http://thistooismeaningless.com/?p=1614#comment-2582 [...] performances aren’t comparable to the best recent teen comedies (Mean Girls and Juno [review here] come to mind), they are effective.  Then Olive’s family is introduced, and the film becomes [...] [...] performances aren’t comparable to the best recent teen comedies (Mean Girls and Juno [review here] come to mind), they are effective.  Then Olive’s family is introduced, and the film becomes [...]

]]> http://thistooismeaningless.com/2009/12/juno/comment-page-1/#comment-1848 This Too Is Meaningless » Blog Archive » Little Manhattan Thu, 27 May 2010 02:22:26 +0000 http://thistooismeaningless.com/?p=1614#comment-1848 [...] The movie has its share of the independent/quirky bug.  There are some whimsical and cute moments, none of them too overbearing.  Cute animations pop up unexpectedly, adding a little character to an otherwise standard concept.  The movie has a love of New York, to an extent that the city is nearly a character, though not as developed as in films like Taxi Driver.  The soundtrack, too, is semi-independent, though more geared toward children than something like Juno [review here]. [...] [...] The movie has its share of the independent/quirky bug.  There are some whimsical and cute moments, none of them too overbearing.  Cute animations pop up unexpectedly, adding a little character to an otherwise standard concept.  The movie has a love of New York, to an extent that the city is nearly a character, though not as developed as in films like Taxi Driver.  The soundtrack, too, is semi-independent, though more geared toward children than something like Juno [review here]. [...]

]]> http://thistooismeaningless.com/2009/12/juno/comment-page-1/#comment-1523 This Too Is Meaningless » Blog Archive » Big Night Sun, 21 Mar 2010 19:21:38 +0000 http://thistooismeaningless.com/?p=1614#comment-1523 [...] in a more innocent relationship, is shyly courted by a nervous Primo.  Ann (Juno’s [review here] Allison Janney) is the local florist.  Her relationship with Primo unfolds gradually and [...] [...] in a more innocent relationship, is shyly courted by a nervous Primo.  Ann (Juno’s [review here] Allison Janney) is the local florist.  Her relationship with Primo unfolds gradually and [...]

]]> http://thistooismeaningless.com/2009/12/juno/comment-page-1/#comment-1266 This Too Is Meaningless » Blog Archive » An Education Fri, 05 Mar 2010 01:56:07 +0000 http://thistooismeaningless.com/?p=1614#comment-1266 [...] ways An Education’s heroine, Jenny (Carey Mulligan), reminds me of a more mature Juno [review here].  But this is Great Britain in the early 1960’s, and it is not boredom that might lead to [...] [...] ways An Education’s heroine, Jenny (Carey Mulligan), reminds me of a more mature Juno [review here].  But this is Great Britain in the early 1960’s, and it is not boredom that might lead to [...]

]]> http://thistooismeaningless.com/2009/12/juno/comment-page-1/#comment-892 This Too Is Meaningless » Blog Archive » Thank You For Smoking Sat, 23 Jan 2010 13:04:17 +0000 http://thistooismeaningless.com/?p=1614#comment-892 [...] is still an enjoyable and impressive first effort.  The man who would go on to direct Juno [review here] and 2009’s best movie, Up in the Air [review here] certainly did not start out small.  [...] [...] is still an enjoyable and impressive first effort.  The man who would go on to direct Juno [review here] and 2009’s best movie, Up in the Air [review here] certainly did not start out small.  [...]

]]> http://thistooismeaningless.com/2009/12/juno/comment-page-1/#comment-590 This Too Is Meaningless » Blog Archive » Up in the Air Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:09:13 +0000 http://thistooismeaningless.com/?p=1614#comment-590 [...] His previous efforts have been critically acclaimed, both Thank You for Smoking and Juno [review here].  With Up in the Air Reitman has set himself a new [...] [...] His previous efforts have been critically acclaimed, both Thank You for Smoking and Juno [review here].  With Up in the Air Reitman has set himself a new [...]

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