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December 9, 2011
At the Movies: 'Young Adult' dares you to like it
By CHRISTY LEMIRE
AP Movie Critic
AP Movie Critic
Gorgeous but damaged, conceited yet self-loathing, Charlize Theron dares you to like her in “Young Adult” — and the movie itself dares you to stick with an anti-heroine who makes no apologies for her deplorable behavior.
| YOUNG ADULT |
 Director: Jason Reitman Cast: Charlize Theron, Patrick Wilson, Elizabeth Reaser, Patton Oswalt Rating: R Running time: 94 |
It's an exciting thing to see, this willful rejection of tidy character arcs and happy endings, and it actually makes you wish “Young Adult” had been even further fleshed out and gone on a little longer. This is not something we say about a movie very often.
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