Chichester Cinema at New Park
Young Adult
Soon after her divorce, a fiction writer is looking to rekindle a romance with her ex-boyfriend, who is now happily married and has a new-born daughter.
Charlize Theron plays Mavis Gary, a writer of teen literature who returns to her small hometown to relive her glory days and attempt to reclaim her happily married high school sweetheart (Patrick Wilson). When returning home proves more difficult than she thought, Mavis forms an unusual bond with a former classmate (Patton Oswalt) who hasn't quite gotten over high school, either.
The result is a film that falls somewhere between ‘Juno's’ bittersweet cynicism (writer Diablo Cody) and the reluctant sentimentality of grown-up romance in Reitman's ‘Up in the Air’. For those interested to embrace an intelligent, honest and incredibly well acted dark comedy, ‘Young Adult’ is yet another glimpse at the infinite talents of Reitman and, as well, one of 2011's hidden gems.
USA · 2011 · Jason Reitman · 95min
