16 December 2011

Maker's Mark

Young Adult

Crit
In case you'd forgotten Monster, here's further evidence that Charlize Theron is not shy about playing ugly--ugly outside, but better yet, ugly to the core. This is like a quadruple episode of Seinfeld, with "no hugging, no learning." Well, some hugging, but it's not pretty. I also thought of another favorite TV series connection, to those moments when Homer gives Bart advice, but I don't want to say any more than that, because it's a wonderful moment just at the point when you fear that writer Diablo Cody and director Jason Reitman are about to cop out. A beautiful, ugliful film.
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