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Young Adult

2011

Jason Reitman

Charlize Theron, Patton Oswalt, Patrick Wilson, Elizabeth Reaser ...

5.4

11,949

Drama A divorced writer from the Midwest returns to her hometown to reconnect with an old flame, who's now married with a family. Academy Award® winner Charlize Theron plays Mavis Gary, a writer of teen literature who returns to her small hometown to relive her glory days and attempt to reclaim her happily married high school sweetheart (Patrick Wilson). When returning home proves more difficult than she thought, Mavis forms an unusual bond ... [+]

	Author	Review
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"Reteaming pop-savvy scribe Diablo Cody with Juno director Jason Reitman, Young Adult revels in breaking the rules of safe Hollywood storytelling"	POS
United States	Mick LaSalle SFGATE	"A dark comedy that confirms Diablo Cody as a screenwriter of importance, eliminates the last shred of doubt that Jason Reitman is a major director and gives Charlize Theron her best showcase since "'Monster'."	POS
United States	Peter Travers Rolling Stone	Theron is a comic force of nature, giving her character considerable density and humanity despite her monstrous aspects (....) Fair warning: The laughs in Young Adult leave bruises (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of four)"	POS
United States	A. O. Scott The New York Times	"Shorter than a bad blind date and as sour as a vinegar Popsicle, "Young Adult" shrouds its brilliant, brave and breathtakingly cynical heart in the superficial blandness of commercial comedy"	POS
United States	Colin Covert Minneapolis Star Tribune	"A mature and humane comedy centered on a misanthropic female antihero. Think of it as 'Juno's' wicked stepsister (...) Edgy, subversive and hilariously embarrassing"	POS

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