I finally saw Juno on Friday night, after being on something of a movie break for a month or so (no real reason, just busy with other things). Juno had been on the top of the list of movies I’d wanted to see.

Since many of you likely know a little about the film already, here’s the plot as haiku:

Wry teen gets pregnant
Nine months of real-life funny
As everyone grows

Juno, of course, is miles better than my syllabic shorthand. First-timer Diablo Cody has crafted a memorable screenplay populated by richly drawn characters. Not sure that some of her pop-culture bon mots would come out of the mouths of babes born in 1991, but they’re still great fun to hear. (That tack successfully fueled six seasons of Gilmore Girls, after all.)

Ellen Page, who plays the title character, is a genuine delight, revealing the fragile sweetness hidden beneath Juno’s detached demeanor. The supporting cast is fantastic, too, featuring Michael Cera and Jason Bateman of Arrested Development, Jennifer Garner, and as Juno’s way-supportive parents, J.K. Simmons and Allison Janney.

Juno is definitely worth the $10 theater ticket, though if you’re a fan of orange-flavored Tic Tacs (as I am), two things might bug you. Cera’s character is written as smitten with the mints, so we see him taking hits from a small, red plastic box. But that’s the packaging for Tic Tac Bold, not orange (which comes in a clear box). Maybe Tic Tac packaging is different in Canada, where Juno was filmed, and the filmmakers simply used what was within easy reach.

Then, late in the movie, Juno refers to Tic Tacs as the “one-calorie mint.” Come on—as a child of the ’80s, Ms. Cody couldn’t have escaped the ubiquitous ads for the “1-1/2 calorie breath mints.” My explanation: She must have overlooked this not-so-minor detail while chasing the Orange Dragon. (When I crack open that hinged-box, it’s a one-man candy frenzy that’s over in two minutes, tops.)