Review of Young Adult (2011) by Kieran L — 19 Jul 2012
The creative team that took a unique approach to female adolescence (and male mid-life crisis) with Juno attempt to tackle female mid-life crisis, a subject much more rarely examined on the big screen.
Unfortunately while it starts well with establishing the principal character as an author of young adult novels in a rut pining over an ex to a classic track from the Fannies, the rest of the film ambles along without really going anywhere.
The main problem is probably that most women, even those in a similar age bracket, will fail to identify or empathise with the character so care little about her fate. And, while we meet a couple of interesting characters from her little home town along the way and learn a little about her, the character doesn't really seem to learn much about herself along the way.
This review of Young Adult (2011) was written by Kieran L on 19 Jul 2012.
Young Adult has generally received positive reviews.
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