The Movie Filter by Jeff Roedel – ‘Young Adult’ never grows up

In the recent comedy Young Adult, the talented Charlize Theron once again transforms herself, this time into the walking, talking definition of a “hot mess.” As a big-mouthed, self-obsessed fiction author whose popularity is on the wane faster than that of her fading teen drama novels, Theron sets her sights on the glory of her past and aims to win back her high school boyfriend and achieve the happy ending that has always eluded her. The fact that he is happily married and a new father are mere details she won’t let stand in her way. Read more…