Young Adult
Published 2024-05-17
Film info
- Title Young Adult
- Director Jason Reitman
- Year 2011
- Run time 1hr 34m
- Genres Comedy, Drama
- Tagline Everyone gets old. Not everyone grows up.
- Cast Charlize Theron, Patton Oswalt
Mavis Gary is a 37-year-old former prom queen, and current writer of young adult novels, who returns home to relive her glory days and win back her now-married high school sweetheart. When she finds her homecoming more challenging than expected, Mavis forms an unusual bond with a former classmate and both must face the harsh realities of growing up.
Live blog
| Time | Comment |
|---|---|
| 2:16 | Ah, the Wii step thing. Memories. |
| 5:08 | "It's like he's a hostage." |
| 10:10 | Who knew there were so many moving parts playing a cassette? |
| 17:51 | Even blurry Patton can steal a scene. |
| 22:33 | "No he has a baby and baby's are boring!" |
| 40:11 | She’s very open about her plans to complete strangers. |
| 41:21 | It’s making me want to read a young adult series, anyway. |
| 46:29 | “Psychotic prom queen bitch.” |
| 49:36 | I love their not very good mom band. |
| 53:50 | “What is up, girlyfriend?” Oof, that’s bad. |
| 1:06:37 | They say write about what you know, but this is next level. |
| 1:12:07 | Imagine going to this ceremony to break them up. She’s awful. |
| 1:28:38 | That car has seen some stuff. |
Thoughts
This movie has elements that are good, mostly the cast. Patton Oswalt is always very watchable, and Charlize does a fab job at being a fragile but bitter woman. Of course there's nothing wrong with having an unlikeable main character, and let's praise having the guts to have a female protagonist who goes on just enough of a journey to tell the story but never really changes or apologises. But it was dull, and there wasn't enough redeeming about the story or situation to make it worth watching.
Rating: 2 / 5