Young Adult

  • 2011


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Positive Reviews 105
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Average Rating 3.7/5
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3.8
Its an impressive performance thats rarely showy, and the restrained direction and screenplay offer it support, at least until a rushed final act that .. Av Club
4.5
Its an impressive performance thats rarely showy, and the restrained direction and screenplay offer it support, at least until a rushed final act that .. Av Club
4.5
Its an unpleasant plan, that Mavis goes about in not particularly pleasant ways. Den Of Geek
2.5
Reitman has made the equivalent of a Roland Emmerich disaster movie writ small, an apocalyptic scenario internalized by a single person. Indie Wire
4.0
Acclaimed Academy Award nominated director Jason Reitman once again has made another compelling movie focusing on the tribulations of life in his new .. We Got This Covered
3.0
Still, the film maintains a comic edge that allows us to see the humor in the various situations without ever making fun of the characters. Austin Chronicle
4.0
I cant remember a heroine so triumphantly and spectacularly messy. Time Out
4.5
Their latest collaboration is a delightfully dark comedy that blends self aware sophistication with good old fashioned comedy of embarrassment. Screen Daily
4.5
thats got most of the cast and crew talking about how the film is interesting for its darkness. Collider
4.5
And thats one aspect where Reitmans clever direction comes into play. Collider
1.5
Its always kind of sad to hear adults tell teenagers to enjoy high school because its the best time of ones life. Paste Magazine
4.4
As I absorbed it, I realized what a fearless character study it is. Rogerebert
4.5
Following Mavis for 90 minutes in Young Adult is trying and often cringingly awkward, but Theron, Cody and Reitman earn every difficult moment, and pe .. Cinema Blend
4.0
Young Adult may at times be stuck between emotional gears, but thats by design. Like its heroine, the movie refuses to pick up after itself. Ny Daily News
2.5
Mavis, as wonderfully played by Charlize Theron, is conniving, miserable, self loathing and pathetic. JoBlo
2.5
He takes a step backward in his latest film, Young Adult, reuniting with Junos screenwriter, Diablo Cody, in a low key, indie style comedy that plays .. The Globe And Mail
3.8
Its quite a picture.And Young Adult, directed by Jason Reitman from a script by his Juno collaborator Diablo Cody, is quite a picture, too. Philly
3.8
The cast is uniformly good this is a hallmark of director Jason Reitman, who has an uncanny ability to put the right actor in the right role and to ge .. Philly
4.5
This beauty of unselfish acts and morality is a long way from the slick worship of surface beauty of women in Western culture. Spirituality And Practice
3.5
Young Adult might be brushed off as curdled rom com were it not for two things. Village Voice
4.5
10 1 10 / 10 With Juno and Jennifers Body, screenwriter Diablo Cody made a name for herself playing with paper dolls, dreaming up puckered dialogue fo .. Blu Ray
2.0
Director Jason Reitman and screenwriter Diablo Cody, who scored together with Juno (2007), reunite for this unfocused comedy about a dissolute writer .. Chicago Reader
2.5
Screenwriter Diablo Cody seems uncomfortable having an unsympathetic protagonisteven an engaging onewhose only goal is to disrupt the content lives of .. Mark Reviews Movies
3.1
Screenwriter Diablo Cody has crafted a precisely drawn portrait of a surly, emotionally stunted woman. Usa Today
3.5
That process is squirm inducing, to say the least, and I wouldnt blame anyone for finding it too unpleasant to be enjoyable. Eric Ds Nider
3.0
In showing Mavis a warmth and kindness she really doesnt deserve, the heroic misfit personifies the storys underlying moral message and adds emotional .. Radio Times
2.5
The result is a fairly inert tale that doesnt really end up going anywhere once the premise has been established. Screen It
3.8
Patton Oswalts dark duet with Charlize Theron is funny, touching and vital. But fair warning: The laughs in Young Adult leave bruises. Rolling Stone
4.0
Reitman and Cody pack the film with terrific details and throwaway humour that makes it hilariously, uncomfortably engaging as we realise that nobody .. Shadows On The Wall
3.5
There are some fun scenes and compelling interplay, but despite the many good ideas on tap here, the movie doesnt feel like it goes anywhere all that .. The Wrap
4.0
On a similar note, the film has a lot of fun inverting the standard romcom tropes, with extremely effective results.Young Adult is an impressively dir .. View London
3.2
But theres something amiss at the heart of this movie: Mavis, for all her knockabout manias, is intended to be a sympathetic soul, and the film itself .. Cs Monitor
3.5
That Mavis commands our attention and doesnt alienate the audience is a tribute to Therons gifts as an actress honing a nuanced portrait and as a come .. Film Journal
4.0
Reitman makes bold choices with the story. Not all are fun to watch in the moment, but they add up to a satisfying portrait of a woman off the rails, .. Az Central
3.8
The movie doesnt weigh that much, but it has a kind of point blank piquancy that has gradually seeped out of American comedies, which now are mostly g .. Boston
3.8
In the vein of Alexander Payne, Reitman finds just the right affectionately mocking tone in taking some jabs at small town Midwestern life. Boston
4.5
What youve got here is a very good filmwith flashes of brilliancethat defies you to like it. Mountain X
4.4
It manages to keep us invested in the story despite focusing almost every scene on a thoroughly unpleasant protagonist. Star Tribune
3.5
Emotionally immature, Mavis is not entirely lacking in awareness. Emanuellevy
2.0
It modulates into funny and embarrassing, before it becomes unadulterated embarrassment verging on the deeply sad and even tragic. Guardian
4.0
Cody delivers a stinging repudiation of that sentimental piety that is also Hollywoods biggest and most fatuous lie: that home is always best, and mon .. Guardian
3.1
Its not a pretty view, and certainly not one that will have you leaving the theater feeling warm and fuzzy, but it rings true in its own twisted way. Q Network
2.0
It thinks its dark and edgy with a heart of gold, but really has an unconscious attitude of superiority towards all the characters. Daily Mail
4.2
The really pretty Theron captures that state of really ugly inner childishness (articulated so sharply by Cody) with such precision, it makes you want .. Ew
4.0
There are plenty of sharp apercus and poignant character moments in Young Adult, to be sure, but its hard to tell where the movies awkward comic knife .. Salon
4.5
What I enjoyed most about Young Adult is how it functions as an anti romantic comedy. Slate
4.0
Smart, honest, sickeningly funny and supremely well judged in the writing, direction and acting. Empire
3.0
Susan Grangers review of Young Adult (Paramount Pictures) Charlize Theron delivers a knockout performance in this character study of a brazen, narciss .. Susang Ranger
2.5
Its not in the same league as Mr. Reitmans hugely superior Up in the Air, but Ms. Theron, a true beauty and one of the screens most exquisite actors, .. Observer
3.0
As a cautionary tale to young mean girls, this is a fabulous film, but to those seeking a little heart in their main characters, its a bitter pill ind .. Common Sense Media
3.5
Luckily it has enough substance to justify watching something outside your DVR. Movies
5.0
In a good way.Between the laughs, it keeps its focus on Mavis misery, and though it goes to soft places, it never goes soft on us. Sf Gate
3.5
Its a sad case of a sharp screenwriter falling slave to her flimsy concept. Slant Magazine
3.0
Directed by Jason Reitman, this is original, bracing and darkly comic with a strong performance from Theron but its not as funny or psychologically pr .. Express
3.1
Cody has created a role offering Theron a lot of room and plenty of casual venom. Chicago Tribune
4.0
It probably wont receive the same kind of praise or success as Cody and Jason Reitmans last collaboration, but thanks to a great script and some stand .. Bullz-Eye
3.2
Martha Marcy May Marlenes Louisa Krause is hilarious cameoing as the front desk clerk. Reeling Reviews
5.3
But the film offers no real pleasure and has no resonance, other than a bitter aftertaste. Blogs Indie Wire
4.0
For ninety minutes, Young Adult doesnt flinch from deep seated scars and long lasting regret, and its only funnier for exploiting and exploring the gr .. Blogs Indie Wire
4.0
But Cody has delivered in a big way by reteaming with Juno director Jason Reitman on Young Adult, a bracingly cynical comedy that features virtually n .. Las Vegas Weekly
3.1
It can be done, but it requires a deftness of touch not on display here. ReelViews
2.5
Jumping into the deep end with an essentially unlikeable character who is nonetheless compelling and sometimes great fun to watch, Theron is terrific. .. Hollywood Reporter
3.8
It trades in discomfort and unease, not catharsis. Thats an achievement worthy of admiration, if you can endure it. The Atlantic
3.2
You can feel the filmmakers and actors searching for it, but the narrative never gels. Coles Mithey
3.5
As a filmmaker, Reitman proves to be a very good counterbalance, the right mitigating factor for this particular mess. Los Angeles Times
3.8
Simultaneously off kilter and pat, this anti romantic comedy has plenty to admire even though its attempt to cohere into a satisfyingly rounded narrat .. Groucho Reviews
4.4
The filmmakers overuse of shaky camerawork and rapid fire editing is exacerbated by the movies distressing lack of actual violence, with the bloodless .. Reel Film
4.0
Jason Reitman and Diablo Cody reunite, but its Charlize Theron who saves the day Movie Habit
4.5
Laugh a lot and squirm even more: Young Adult is irresistible entertainment for those who enjoy life at its unfiltered best. Urban Cine File
3.8
But nobody ever said that adolescence was pretty, even if an increasing number of people are experiencing its final pangs on the cusp of middle age. New York Post
2.5
** (out of four) Young Adult asks us to root for a bad person to stop being so bad.Yet Mavis (Charlize Theron) does nothing to suggest that she earns .. Red Eye Chicago
5.0
In a burnt black dark comedy far removed from the warm and fuzzies, Young Adult is a character study of uncommon originality and perceptiveness with a .. Dustin Put Man
4.3
But it isnt exactly bad either.Its very smart and it has a couple of genuinely fine performances and some sharply ob served comic moments, but in the .. Ar Kansas Online
2.5
Unfortunately the story written by Diablo Cody and directed by Jason Reitman has no direction. Larsen On Film
3.5
Slashingly funny..A darkly funny trip down a one way street. You know where its headed but you cant help enjoy ride anyway. Hollywood And Fine
3.5
Diablo Cody continues to exorcise adolescent demons and Charlize Theron delivers her best performance in years in the dark comedy Young Adult.As far a .. Matts Movie Reviews
3.5
You sense the teeth chattering chill almost as deeply as you admire the bravery of a pitch black performance that begs nothing but contempt for her sc .. Patriot Ledger
4.2
The story takes a little while to get going but the plot developments in the final act are well worth the wait. The Film Pie
3.8
Young Adult is an unsentimental indie film for everyone who escaped the suburbs but wonders if they should have stayed.Its also for everyone who staye .. Js Online
3.5
The films drama shines through vividly while its comedy is much more subtle and intelligent. Hollywood Chicago
3.3
In fact, whenever Mavis is on her own, the film trudges along as you wait patiently for Oswalts return, and its a true shame that Matt doesnt get any .. ComingSoon
4.5
Its oozing with incredible writing and performances and is basically the twist of the movie, yet comes across with such an amazing level of honesty.Pe .. Shockya
3.0
Mavis is not entirely irredeemable. Perfectly balancing credibility and mental instability, Theron gives her surprising depth. Sky
5.0
Whether that makes it in and of itself an entirely worthwhile endeavour is debatable. Sbs
3.0
As you might have guessed, Young Adult isnt exactly a laugh riot, coming from a fairly dark place. The Shiz Nit
3.5
Reitmans film is ultimately easier to respect than it is to like, firmly opposed to the traditional narrative trajectory of troublesome characters, sh .. What Culture
3.0
Theron never appeals for audience sympathy as this awesomely self absorbed character, delivering a performance rich in telling observations and flawle .. The Skinny
3.0
FOUR years ago, director Jason Reitman and screenwriter Diablo Cody scored an unexpected hit with the self aware, motormouthed slangfest Juno. Scots Man
3.8
The upshot: Though it has its flaws, Young Adult is a smart, thoughtful and quietly, curiously entertaining film. No La
4.4
In fact, Young Adult is the most brutally funny movie of the year a truly fearless and subversive joy from start to finish. Scene Stealers
4.0
Young Adult sounds utterly trite and predictable, but the laughs stick in your throat. Dvd Talk
3.5
Here its simply thrown away, an inexplicable narrative deflation. reason
4.5
The entire picture is so darkly funny and deeply sad, and it ends on such a peculiar and priceless note. Streaming Quickflix
4.0
The movie itself, directed by Jason Reitman from an original screenplay by Diablo Cody, is a cockeyed comic triumph that flashes between bright and da .. Wsj
2.0
Young Adult exemplifies the definition of meh... and thats even worse than a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad film. Fat Guys At The Movies
4.5
There has always been something so inward about she can seem detached or deprived. But here its as if the script and the direction felt bound to heed .. New Republic
3.5
In a thorny role, Theron is splendid; she instinctively reveals everything Mavis doesnt know about herself and offers an intimate peek into a wayward .. Entertainment Time
3.8
This impressive character study of a psychotic homewrecker takes audiences in unexpected directions with sparkling dialogue laced with ironic puns.The .. Entertainment Spectrum
2.0
And there still museums with pay what you wish admission, if not every day, then on certain days weekly or monthly.You just have to know who offers wh .. New York Time Out
3.8
Codys captivating sharp tongued script really propels this movie to the level it is. Reel Talk Online
3.5
Its a painfully realistic film that manages to be pretty funny nonetheless. Cairo 360
4.5
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3.5
Cody once again reveals herself as a talented writer with a flair for sharp humor and a keen sense of originality. Kpbs
4.0
Cody manages to keep the film just this side of being ugly; its funny and often sad and a little bit scathing, but you dont feel dirtied coming out of .. Bad Ass Digest
4.0
No shot in the film look dull or not engaging.The performances are universally solid, and Spielberg wisely uses an all European cast. Kc Active
2.0
The story gets repetitive quickly and all the effort put into developing the characters is cast aside with a very disappointing finale. The Popcorn Junkie
3.8
Its not an easy task, but with some surprisingly refined writing, Cody proves in possession of more creativity and humor than her phony pen name would .. Sa Current
3.5
Though the ending might leave some wanting more closure, this movie definitely warrants a trip out in the cold. Bust
3.2
When screenwriterand directorlast collaborated, they gave usa film teeming with quirk, energy and wit.It did enormous business and won Cody anfor her .. Blog Oregonlive
4.2
Reitman offers no escape from Mavis despair, no cinematic distance. D Cist
3.5
But this movie doesnt cop to such a neat, easy, uplifting Hollywood ending. American Profile
3.5
Thats the premise of a film that takes a cynical sideswipe at every high school romcom cliche about the comeuppance of the beautiful but shallow. Bfi
3.5
Though there is much humor in Young Adult, its lasting impression is one of sadness and disappointmentits the anti Juno. Maki At The Movies Blogspo ..
3.5
Jason Reitman and Diablo Cody are taking a huge leap of faith with their latest collaboration, the offbeat and sometimes scintillating Young Adult. Wd Times
3.5
Look out for the hilarious Louisa Krause as the deadpan sardonic motel clerk. Easy Reader News
3.1
There are a few witty moments, and some black humor thats pretty delicious. Ticket Sarasota
5.0
That this odd couple find a connection and common ground of self loathing is the heart and soulless center of Codys pungent script. Back Stage
4.5
As a gloriously dark ode to the decade that gave us grunge and scrunchies, its a wickedly guilty pleasure. Ed Gibbs
3.1
This promising mean girl comes home premise never takes flight weighed down by dull genre conventions and a serious lack of spark in the dialogue, sit .. Roger Movie Nation
4.0
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Nicolas wanted bright, primary colours and everything to be really sharp. Movies Cope Mag
2.0
Whats missing is any semblance of a compelling story, as well as the wit and humanity that marked Reitmans first three pictures. Norris Town Patch



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