I just watched Juno....

[jcs913]

I thought it was one of the better movies I have seen in a while. The story was good, but the characters are what make the movie. Frankly, I believe the characters and their development is what really make a good movie, not the main story. Jason Batemans character, ironically, reminded me of myself many times. Juno is one of the most well-written characters I have seen on screen. Very full with emotion and expression, yet able to control it when needed. A good movie, that is not an action pic, is like reading a good book, and this made me feel like I was reading a good book.
On the contrary, I saw There will be Blood yesterday, and was very underwhelmed by the movie. Daniel Day was very good in the movie, but never had me caring about his vilanous spirit. Just not sold on the movie, but definetly worth a rent.