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Weekend Film Reviews

Young Adult

Joe Morgenstern on Young Adult, starring Charlize Theron, the latest from the filmmaker and writer who brought Juno to the screen.

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By Joe Morgenstern • Dec 10, 2011 • 3m Listen

Charlize Theron has never let her beauty get in the way of her art. In Monster she looked like the wrath of god as a foul-mouthed prostitute and serial killer, and won an Oscar for her performance. Young Adult is another story though... What makes her such a marvelous character is what seethes deep beneath her skin...

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