Young Adult - Not much of a comedy, but all the better for it 

I have to say I didn't know much about this film before I saw it. Seeing a picture of Charlize Theron on the front cover, dressed kind of kookily, made me think it was going to be a happy-go-lucky comedy. It isn't. It's much darker, almost to the point of looking at metal instability.

Theron plays a writer who, upon receiving an out-of-the-blue email from an ex boyfriend saying he's married with a new baby, she decides that the two of them were actually meant to be together and travels back to her home town to win him back. In interviews promoting this film, Theron said that she wanted to play an `unlikeable character who the audience felt some sympathy for.' A difficult task, but she does come close. She's shallow, knows she's good looking, single-minded and doesn't care who she steps on (namely the wife and child of the man she has decided she wants) to achieve her goals. Therefore she is a pretty unlikeable character. But, yes, she is vulnerable too. You can tell that there's something going on inside her mind that isn't quite right. She may appear to have it all on the outside, but she's losing it on the inside.

I didn't find this film that funny, but I found I couldn't stop watching it. It is very addictive. Theron is excellent, as is the script which is more tragic and poignant than funny.

If you want a feel-good film then this might not be the one for you, but if you want something with a little more meat on it, then give it a go.

8/10 The Force is definitely strong with this one