Young Adult
At one point in “Young Adult” (2011), Charlize Theron’s character, Mavis Gary, crashes her car in a parking lot after having a few drinks. We realize she has hit rock bottom emotionally, and we get a sense that there is no way she is going to come out of this mess. In fact, she has been on a downward spiral ever since her divorce. With sagging energy, Mavis is disinterested in and emotionally detached from her surroundings. Nothing delights her anymore, and with each passing minute, Mavis progressively alienates herself. In simple words, Mavis is depressed and hanging on to her past. She checks in a Hampton Inn located in a small town, with the hope that a new place might give her inspiration to write. But behind all of this, she comes with a plan to rekindle an old relationship with her high school sweetheart, Buddy Slade (Patrick Wilson). Welcome to the world of Mavis Gray, where things are going to get messy and hurtful. Jason Reitman directs another movie that e...