Young Adult (1:33) 2011

Mavis is an divorced alcoholic ghost writer for a once popular teen series. She receives an  forwarded email from a  hometown friend  from Mercury, Minnesota announcing the birth of a little girl. The father is  her former high school boyfriend, Buddy. She decides to return to Mercury after talking  herself into thinking her former boyfriend is miserable and bored with his life with his wife and baby daughter. Mavis meets up with Buddy (Patrick Wilson) and decides to make a play for him. Walking into a bar from her early years, Mavis also  meets up with Matt, the invisible boy who had a locker next to hers throughout high school. Matt, a victim of a hate crime and  left with a physical disabilities, strikes up a conversation with Mavis and quickly realizes her plans to go after Buddy. Matt, realizing Mavis is terribly unhappy,  becomes a shoulder to cry on. Mavis soon has to admit and face the realities of her situation. Will she be able to build the life that most people in Mercury think she has? Charlene Theron is absolutely wonderful as the troubled and trouble making Mavis. Her side kick, Matt,  played by Patton Oswalt is a very sweet man who was dealt a terrible blow in high school and is so sensitive to Mavis turmoil and pain. I thought this was a very good movie as I was torn between feeling badly for Mavis and then being angry with the way she treated others.  Young Adult is highly recommended.