Young Adult  (DVD English)

Young Adult is the story of a young woman trying to rekindle the love she shared with her high school sweetheart. The tale behind this dark comedy was written by Diablo-Cody and it was directed by Jason Reitman who previously also directed Thank You for Smoking and Juno. Young Adult stars Charlize Theron in the lead as Mavis Gary and she is supported by Patton Oswalt and Patrick Wilson who play Matt Freehauf and Buddy Slade respectively. Mavis Gary is 37, divorced and about to lose her job, when she receives an email from her high school boyfriend of his newborn baby. Mavis in her depressed state believes this to be a sign that she should reunite with Buddy and goes back to her hometown of Mercury in Minnesota. She reconnects with Matt, another classmate of hers and tells him her plan to steal Buddy back. He advises her to drop her plans as it is irrational and selfish. She goes ahead with her plans with hilarious consequences and some touching moments.