Whilst Juno is her only “big” hit, Ellen Page has been working steadily for years, and whilst Juno became a true box-office hit, it was at the time she made it, merely another in a line of independent movies she was working on.

I first spotted her when I was watching the TV show “ReGenesis”. She was amazing in every episode she appeared in, which was why I went to see Hard Candy, when it first came out. Again, she was amazing in the part. Juno was merely another step, but was one of many films that she had worked on and were awaiting release at the time.

As for the lack of stuff since then, well, she now has several new films in the pipeline, and I who can blame her for taking a break from the whole thing, when all the hype about Juno blew up. This was not a big hollywood movie, and she could have had no expectation that it would have such an impact on her life.

Dont get me wrong, I actually love Juno. I think its a great movie, and whilst some may take issue with the language, the actual events and characters are spot on.

All in all, just look back at her carreer so far. She herself admits that it was only when she was 16? that she consciously decided she wanted to be an actor. Since then, she has worked in a variety of movies, and seems to carefully choose scripts in which she is actually required to act.

I for one, think she is an actor to be admired, as she truly seems far more interested in pursuing acting as a serious job, rather than as an excuse to get her face in the news.

http://www.mtv.com/videos/movie-trailers/493998/peacock.jhtml

Why does she get a pass doing commercials, she has done more, and more cheesy ones then Page?

In Little Miss Sunshine she plays a normal little cute girl surrounded by dysfunctional characters – no stretch there!

Zombieland, really?

I like how men like to discount Juno, maybe because its written from a female perspective they don’t understand or is SCARY to them.

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But w/e guys. It’s fucking Michel Gondry. That guy made me love Jim Carrey in Eternal Sunshine and Mos Def and Jack Black in Be Kind Rewind so I don’t care who he casts, he’ll probably make them awesome.

And what the fuck does Ellen page have to do with telecommunications?! It was groan-worthy on 30 Rock, and it’s fucking miserable whenever Ellen trundles in.

My Sister’s Keeper (2009)
An American Girl (2008)
Nim’s Island (2008)

And fuck it, it’s a total cash grab for a girl who has very little celebrity other than something that became popular because of how ironic it was… it’s like defending Jon Heder immediately after Napoleon Dynamite.

As far as young actresses making great choices? I think Abigail Breslin is doing a great job at being awesome without resorting to absolute pandering.

And yes, a lot of my problem with Ellen Page comes from Juno and its terrible pandering, but is that not valid? Perhaps even worse than that is the fact that (you admit) she’s been in a handful of things, and now she’s more often seen in a commercial for Cisco (WTF… come on) than on the movie screen.

Basically she’s boring and will continue to play ironic alternative-girl parts until people get tired of her.

I guess some of us got tired of her faster than others.