Young Adult

Mavis Gary is an alcoholic and a writer.  She is the ghost writer of a young adult teen series that is coming to an end.  In an attempt to end her writers block she travels back to her home town to be inspired by her own glory days in high school as well as to win back the heart of her now married with child high school boyfriend.

Wow. Charlize Theron, amazing at being pathetic.  This is a strangely unlikeable film.  Kind of like a train wreck, it is awful but you can't look away.  She is so completely selfish and unsympathetic that she puts herself in the most horrifically awkward positions that literally make the audience squirm.

Extremely slow paced and methodical, it is difficult to watch, and not just because it is awkward, but it does become a bit slow and boring. However if you can make it through all the angst you may come away with more of an understanding of those that peaked in high school.

** Rentable


Rated R (for language and sexual content)