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Christian Sinclair’s review published on Letterboxd:
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Considering this is the same writing/directing duo that made Juno, this is a pretty big disappointment. Everything about it is predictable.
While Juno was full of youthful charm, Young Adult feels tired and worn out like it's character Mavis. The film shows her downward spiral as she fixates more and more on her youth though instead of being a liberating experience, it comes across more cringey and bordering on annoying.
The premise has potential for a lasting message but despite Mavis resolving her issues with her past, she remains a bitch and the people she does meet back home who are trapped or lost remain the same. From a writing perspective it comes across as lazy with pretty much just one character arc throughout the whole film and it's a half-hearted one at that.
Very disappointing