Review of Young Adult (2011) by Brent D — 08 Jul 2012

Good movie with some decent writing, but not as good as previous Reitman/Cody colloborations. Theron is marvelous and awardworthy as the stuck-in-the-past bitch protagonist Mavis, although everyone else is basically there to make her look bad/good/better/something, so I'm not sure what to with that knowledge.

The music is kind of reminiscent of a grown up and jaded Juno (no surprise), and the scenery is incredibly appropriate for the script (bleak, cold, but still with a little seed of possibility). The ending is best described as depressingly optimistic, and while there is still a little hope for Mavis at the end, the fact is that she's probably gonna keep doing what she is, and you know what? That is just perfect and couldn't make for a better wrap-up.