It's funny how those initial instincts can be so right, you know?

Date: Wednesday 10th October
Film: Young Adult (2011)
Director: Jason Reitman
Starring: Charlize Theron, Patton Oswalt and Patrick Wilson
Running Time : 1 hour 34 minutes
Rating: 8/10

When I saw this was coming through the post (thank you LoveFilm) I had a chat with my two biggest film loving buddies, and they filled me with so much dread. They hated it. At first I thought it was a case of mis-leading trailers convincing you that you were going to get one thing then being totally thrown when that isn't the case. Alas, this was not the reason. They just plain hated it.

This had me worried. How could Reitman team up with Diablo Cody again and make a bad movie? Surely, it would be full to the brim with dark, dry comedy and a hint of depression.

I'm pleased I didn't listen to them and spent my post-Looper evening tucked up in bed watching this. Yes, there were depressing parts. Yes, the humour was dark. Yes, there wasn't a massive resloution/happy ending. But, I really, really enjoyed Young Adult.

Challenge day: 17
Challenge time : 01 days, 01 hours, 36 minutes.
Challenge film total: 13