Young Adult (2011)QuickRaitng: It has a dark nature, hence, it's hard to call it enjoyable, and its grim visual style is far from appealing, but "Young Adult" is nonetheless a well-balanced and engaging dramedy, that has as many laughs as it does serious moments. The gorgeous Charlize Theron delivers a very charismatic lead performance, and even though it's hard to feel sympathy for her barely likable character at first, later on you'll find yourself in love with Mavis' childish naughtiness.
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Definitely hitting my Netflix list.
farawayeyes, it seems your Netflix queue is getting longer and longer. I hope you'll be able to see all these films. :)
if I made a list of the best films in 2011 this one would be in my top 15 for sure. I liked it better than previous work like Up In The Air and Juno, but that's just me, I tend to go for the darker things for some reason.
Hans, I wish I could agree with you, but I can't. Up in the Air was at least twice as better than this one in almost every aspect. Juno wasn't superior, but was pretty much on par.
I love 'darker' too, but darker does not always mean better. :)
This movie was pretty decent. I loved Charlize's character, she was the most enjoyable and sympathetic one to me. I wanted Mavis to punch out her ex's wife. What a superior bitch she was! LOL It perfectly captured suburban/small town Middle America, though. For a minute I thought I was seeing my cousin's house. ;)
When you live where I do, Netflix is the only answer. So many films never make it to the islands. I don't have commercial TV, so I just work my way through the Netflix queue.
Yes, it was decent.. no, wait.. it was good. :) I wasn't rooting for Mavis, because here attitude was unacceptable, but hell yeah she was funny!
farawayeyes, and if you lived where I live, you would think of the islands as the ultimate paradise.
I love Jason Reitman, I love Diablo Cody, I love Charlize Theron - guess who will definitely check this one out?
Maynard, I guess you. :) LOL. I hope you like it, buddy.
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