Young Adult
First screened in December 2011
Director: Jason Reitman. Cast: Charlize Theron, Patton Oswalt, Patrick Wilson, Elizabeth Reaser, Collette Wolfe, Jill Eikenberry, Mary Beth Hurt, Richard Bekins,
Louisa Krause, Kate Nowlin, Rebecca Hart, Jenny Dare Paulin, Elizabeth Ward Land, Hettienne Park, Brian McElhaney, John Forest. Screenplay: Diablo Cody. Twitter Capsule:
Fitfully sharp, flatly filmed, misshapen sci-fi about erratically plausible people doing things even they wouldn't do.
VOR:③
I had qualms about final version, but any studio pic with such an acerbic, mercenary female lead is a welcome surprise.
