Young Adult: Press reviews

'Smart, honest, sickeningly funny and supremely well judged in the writing, direction and acting.'

'one of the most sophisticated American films of the past year and contains a performance that could well gain more awards for them.'

'Puzzling, amusing, horrifying and ultimately astonishing.'

'a hugely satisfying case of right actress, right role, and [...] the right director'

'a sharp, funny and watchable black comedy about those people for whom, to quote the old saying, real life is just high school with money.'

'Charlize Theron gives her best performance in years; she's properly funny'

'There is a raw honesty here rare in movies, and it's very funny too – excruciating at times.'

'Theron gives a fearless performance in a dark comedy of no manners that's as acerbic and mordant as Juno was warm and embracing'

'Theron has too much baleful pulchritude: she is like a Greek goddess descending from Olympus to slum it in a twisted rom-com.'

'a brilliant first hour, and then a hopeless fizzle'

'The film's moral is that you can go home again, but you'd be wise not to.'

'Uneasy, unpleasant and uncompromising, Young Adult is a very hard film to like'

'the most uncomfortable 90 minutes that American comedy has provided in a while.'

'Satire that's too mean to be funny'