Review by Bob Ignizio
For some people, the time spent in high school really was the best years of their lives. The question is, if you've already peaked as a teenager, where do you go from there, especially when the future you saw for yourself hasn't materialized? That's the issue facing Mavis Gary (Charlize Theron) in YOUNG ADULT, the new anti-romantic comedy from the JUNO team of writer Diablo Cody and director Jason Reitman.
Mavis has been successful enough in her career as ghost writer for a series of high school-themed novels to move away from her hick town to the big city of Minneapolis, but little else about her life could be termed a success. Her marriage ended in divorce, she spends most of her free time watching reality TV, and now the book series is being canceled. But rather than look for a new direction in life, Mavis turns to her past. Specifically her ex-boyfriend Buddy (Patrick Wilson). The fact that Buddy is happily married and his wife Beth (Elisabeth Reaser) has just given birth to their first child seems only a minor inconvenience as Mavis heads back home determined to get her man no matter what the consequences.
