Young Adult(2011)- User Reviews

This is quite possibly the most boring movie I have ever seen. The acting was pretty good but that could not prop up the story line. I thought I was going to see a thoughtful dramady but it was painfully sad. The worst part is that I hated the main …more»

I kept asking myself what the moral of this story was... I came to the conclusion that being an alcoholic, depressed, arrogant, unhappy washed up writer is somehow better than being a relatively happy person in a small town!!!????more»

It looked like dead water from the opening scenes, but there was a certain anxiety that humor could drag this horse out of the swamps. It didn't happen. It was steadily sinking, becoming more and more desperate, gruesome, creeping towards an imminent …more»

Sometimes too much fame leads to acceptance of shallow and misguided attempts to maintain that fame. This script is a perfect example. The writer has no understanding of reality...of alcoholism and the result is a movie with a group of outstanding actors …more»

That her character is a trainwreck is not hidden. That she is a hateful, crazy, alcoholic, miserable human being makes her not what I think the filmmakers were striving for -- a somehow interesting anti-hero. She's just the hateful part.more»

this movie is made by the same director-writer team who made Juno (that movie that told us teen-mother child separation can be easy if you are just ironic about it. which I want to state for the record was hipster-y emotionally nullified trash. I was …more»

Wonderful film about a troubled woman finding her way. The script and direction aren't cookie-cutter, so those who like a typical rom-com will be disappointed. That said, there is a strong character arc, wonderful performances and plenty of laughs. …more»

The movie is trite, preposterous, and banal. The actors do their best to elevate a thin, weak, dull script. Jason Reitman has more talent than this feeble offering. Save your money for something much better.more»

This engaging "little" film by Jason Reitman and Diablo Cody takes you on a slightly demented ride as you follow a small town former Prom Queen's desperate attempt to regain the life she left behind after high school.

This is simply an …more»

Saw this movies in previews. Thin script. Very middlebrow concepts and left the film feeling cheated, since I wanted to see something with a little depth. Unfortunately, this film does not cut it. Charlize gives her best, but the less than enlightening …more»