See the entire gallery. Ever wonder what young, beautiful would-be starlets might endure to get their "big break? Mikaela had a sex reassignment surgery. One night out she meets a guy who follows her home.
See the full gallery. A struggling mother of three forms an unexpected bond with the night nanny hired to help with her newborn baby. Based on the life of Aileen Wuornos , a Daytona Beach prostitute who became a serial killer. Libby Day was only eight years old when her family was brutally murdered in their rural Kansas farmhouse. Almost thirty years later, she reluctantly agrees to revisit the crime and uncovers the wrenching truths that led up to that tragic night.
Skip to Content. While the characters' behavior is often far from admirable, there's a message about being truly happy with the life you have -- not the one you wished you had. Mavis is almost entirely unsympathetic and says and does things that no one would consider role model behavior; she's unapologetically mean, rude, judgmental, and self absorbed, Matt tries to be the voice of reason, but Mavis won't listen to him.
They must have closed their eyes and crossed their fingers while they were making this film. It breaks with form, doesn't follow our expectations, and is about a heroine we like less at the end than at the beginning. There are countless movies about Queen Bitches in high school, but "Young Adult" has its revenge by showing how miserable they can be when they're pushing The movie stars Charlize Theron , one of the best actors now working, as Mavis, a character we thoroughly dislike. Not only is she knock-dead gorgeous, but we see how she makes herself look that way, and what happens when it comes undone.