Review of Young Adult (2011) by Derek M — 24 Aug 2015
Charlize theron gives one of the best performances out there in "Young Adult", Diablo Cody's hilarious and acidic passion project about a washed-up, stuck-in-high-school author who has sorely misread the world around her.
Her performance is so good you sympathize even when she's doing things you know are awful, and her realizations of her mental issues are crushingly melancholy and brilliantly constructed. Young Adult is not just great because of her performance, however.
It's great because Cody's script allows it to be completely multidimensional -- it's consistently laugh-out-loud funny, with some bitter, mean lines that make you drop your jaw in pure shock.
It's one of the most absorbing, funny, and oddly heartbreaking films in recent years.
This review of Young Adult (2011) was written by Derek M on 24 Aug 2015.
Young Adult has generally received positive reviews.
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