Amidst her fretting and commiserating, along with her trio of charming, equally angst - ridden and
unconditionally supportive friends, she sings through her tears, sets goals in the thick of emotional pain and picks herself up (literally) when she stumbles.
J.K. Simmons and Allison Janney co-star as her sardonic but
unconditionally supportive pop and stepmom, potential caricatures that the performers fill with warmth and protectiveness behind resigned exasperation, and Olivia Thirlby is a discovery as Juno's spirited best
friend.