**4. The Subversion of Tropes: Matt
Stay safe, stream legally, and enjoy Charlize Theron’s brilliant, messy performance as intended.
Young Adult follows Mavis Gary (Charlize Theron), a thirtysomething ghostwriter of young-adult novels who returns to her Midwestern hometown to reconnect with her high-school boyfriend — who’s now married with a baby. The movie tracks Mavis’s delusions, loneliness, and the corrosive mix of nostalgia and entitlement that keeps her from growing up.
If you enjoy films like "Juno," "Little Miss Sunshine," or "The Skeleton Twins," you may enjoy "Young Adult." However, if you're sensitive to mature themes, strong language, or complex relationships, you may want to approach with caution.
Mavis returns to her small hometown of Mercury, pretending to visit family but actually scheming to "rescue" Buddy. Along the way, she reconnects with Matt Freehauf (Patton Oswalt), a former classmate who was brutally assaulted in high school and now walks with a cane. Matt becomes an unlikely, cynical friend who sees through Mavis's delusions.