but even if Mark sees youthful potential in Juno or a soul-mate from a different generation, these descriptions seem like a wishful and disingenuous interpretation of an adult who is bordering upon an inappropriate territory. In fact, while watching Mark and Juno bond over movies and music, a teenage girl sitting sexy lingerie behind me was weirded out enough by the dynamics of their relationship to actually exclaim “gross!” Yet, Bateman somehow makes Mark sexy costumessympathetic instead of just plain creepy, and that takes some seriously subtle skill for such a mildly disturbing role.
but even if Mark sees youthful potential in Juno or a soul-mate from a different generation, these descriptions seem like a wishful and disingenuous interpretation of an adult who is bordering upon an inappropriate territory. In fact, while watching Mark and Juno bond over movies and music, a teenage girl sitting sexy lingerie behind me was weirded out enough by the dynamics of their relationship to actually exclaim “gross!” Yet, Bateman somehow makes Mark sexy costumessympathetic instead of just plain creepy, and that takes some seriously subtle skill for such a mildly disturbing role.