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Review of by Betsy Sharkey for Los Angeles Times — 08 Dec 2011

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When it's done right, as it is in Young Adult, there is something absolutely mesmerizing about watching a train wreck unfold on screen. When the wreck in question is a narcissistic beauty played to scheming, sour, downward-spiraling perfection by Charlize Theron, cringing is definitely called for, but so is laughter.

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This review of Young Adult (2011) was written by and published by Los Angeles Times on 08 Dec 2011.

Young Adult has generally received positive reviews.

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