Young, Single and Angry
by Ealasaid Haas • February 18, 2008 • Cinequest 18, Comedy
Screenings: March 6, 9:15pm (Cam 12); March 7, 4:15pm (Cam 12)
Taylor is no longer young, but she’s still single and wondering why she can’t seem to find a decent guy and get the wedding she dreamed of when she was a girl. Her friends, the mildly predatory alcoholic Dot, winsome and promiscuous Katy, and the recently dumped nice guy Greg, are likewise single. As the foursome try to make their way through the LA dating pool they find themselves surrounded by deviants, addicts, and other charmers. Eventually, their searches lead them to happiness, but not where they expected to find it.
“Young, Single, and Angry” is a rather sweet romantic comedy, with many — but not all! — the failings of that genre. It earned bonus points with this reviewer for showing that stalkery behavior is not, in fact, romantic, and that women don’t necessarily all need a guy to be happy with themselves.
Official site: http://www.youngsingleandangry.com/