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Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 (2012)
Love This Bitch
The first episode is confusing and scary because Chloe's personality is simply so foreign and her behavior so carelessly wicked. However, as one adjusts to the idea of Chloe, James, and June, the more affectionate one grows of them.
Chloe is the exciting NYC "it" girl with an amusingly self-absorbed celebrity BFF, James Van Der Beek. The story begins when June, a naive, hopeful girl, moves in as Chloe's new roommate. Throughout, June questions different aspects of Chloe's rejection of human qualities, and Chloe, in return, questions June's naiveté/boringness. Through Chloe, June learns to be a little more city-smart and life-savvy, and through June, Chloe takes baby steps towards humanization. While the framework may not strike as being particularly impressive, the situations and personalities employed in each installment are lovably whimsical, and surprisingly escape oversentimentality.
One should treat these characters truly as characters and accept that everything will be exaggerated, maybe stereotyped, though faintly resonating with reality. It will be helpful to have an idea and a humored opinion of New York City, Indiana/Midwest, American celebrities, and Japan to appreciate the humor of Don't Trust the B----.
This show is goofy, sassy, young, and charming, and for those who crave a short comedy series that's girly but not "too" girly, I recommend it a try. Don't Trust the B---- (and Luther - oh, Luther...), you are fabulous.
Young Adult (2011)
Ain't No Fairy Tale
An enjoyable movie from start to finish.
About a struggling writer in "the big city" of "Mini Apple" who used to be the stereotypical popular girl in a small-town high school, Young Adult (2011) attempts to stop dwelling in the bittersweet past and move on with life. The film isn't a romantic comedy or much of a drama, but it's aimed at more of a feminine audience, with the gossiping, talk of love, and perspective of a female protagonist. The use of the story-within-story about Kendal is clever, and the title of Young Adult is both attention-grabbing and fitting.
As a plot should, the story (or stories) ends with closure - resolution of the conflict - but not in the kind of fairy-tale happy ending that one might expect from a comedy/drama like this; as opposed to romantically optimistic, the film is realistic in its ending in addition to being darkly comedic in some details. Although Young Adult (2011) may never be known a masterpiece, it is fresh and lovable because it believably depicts the humorous life of a humorless young woman.