Young Adult

Young Adult

Either if it's his short films "Consent" or "In God We Trust" or his feature films "Thank You for Smoking", "Juno" or “Up in the Air", Jason Reitman is always making these light and likeable comedies, which at the same time are really meaningful. In "Young Adult", however, Jason Reitman has taken things to a totally different level and instead of doing one of his typical feel-good movies; he has actually made what I'd call a feel-bad movie. It's a lot more tragic and a lot darker than the typical Reitman, but it's just as meaningful. "Young Adult" just might be my favorite Jason Reitman film to date and it was certainly among my favorite (top 20) films of 2011. (8 out of 10)