In the new film Young Adult, screenwriter Diablo Cody, director Jason Reitman, and star Charlize Theron have created one of my favorite movie characters in recent memory.
Mavis Gray is the girl you totally hated in high school but secretly wanted to be, and who surely hated you too (even if she barely knew you existed).
She’s the pretty girl who dated the hottest guy.
The one who told you she was going to leave town the second graduation happened, and did.
The one who got the big job as a writer — excuse me, author — and the condo in the big city (i.e., Minneapolis).
The one who ruled the school and made your life a living hell. Continue reading
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