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Young Adult sits somewhere between a dark comedy and a misery-guts drama, riding on a game performance by Charlize Theron and some irreverent moments.

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Soon after her divorce, a fiction writer returns to her home in small-town Minnesota, looking to rekindle a romance with her ex-boyfriend, who is now married with kids.

Genre	Comedy
Rated	[MA]
Cinema release	19 Jan 2012
Director	Diablo Cody
Running time	94 mins
Stars	Charlize Theron, Patrick Wilson, Patton Oswalt

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Mean girl gets her comeuppance

Adam Bub, MovieFix

Young Adult sits somewhere between a dark comedy and a misery-guts drama, riding on a game performance by Theron and some irreverent moments. Read More

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Annie

Apparently this film has received quite favourable reviews from film critics and the like - in fact, according to one promotional flyer I happened to read prior to walking into the theatre, Young Adult is (apparently) "hilariously awkward"... After seeing this film myself, I'd certainly agree with the latter adjective - awkward, awkward, awkward! Yes, there were some funny/laugh-out-loud moments (predominately those featured in the theatrical trailer), but those were most definitely overshadowed by the sheer awkwardness (and bleakness) of this film. Charlize Theron was tremendous as Mavis (she deserves some serious kudos for convincingly playing such a conniving, delusional, and all-round unlikeable character), but this was just an uncomfortable watch. Period.

Deb

Found the movie soooo boring.

Tom

Theron did a great job with a limited script that painted her as a weirdo. Unfortunately the movie didn't go anywhere with her character except into depressing self-pity. Support cast was similarly underused. Diablo Cody goes the way of Chris Lilley in this one - lost the magic.

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