This is not a good movie.

It is nowhere near.

How are critics rating this good? Because it has a non-conventional ending? That makes it worthy of praise? NO. This is the biggest peice of *beep* to come out of the cinema in a while. Unfortunately, in modern times, there's more and more of these *beep* films making an appearance. When this script was written and handed in by Cody, it should have been shredded right there and then.

You want a good film? Here's some:
To Kill A Mockingbird
Changeling
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Some Like It Hot

This is so terrible, i laugh at the prospect of it recieving good reviews. What's to like? It's trash, there's no real quality to it at ALL.
Firstly, the main girl. I can't even remember the name of the characters, they're so unforgettable and horrid. But Theron's character was dreadful, so unlikable, and i don't care if "that's how it was supposed to be." No, it's too much of a risk to make your main character unlikeable. Very few people can get away with it, you have to place them in the right situation, and Cody does not. She fails completely with this.
Secondly, Cody needs to go and read the conventional arc of storytelling all over again before she makes another movie. The guy that Theron wanted to be with, he was a one-dimensional character who i didn't give a hoot about. The guy that liked her, the one that was her companion throughout the flick, the cripped guy - he was as bland as a doorknob. He was clearly there just to provide some sense of humanity to the story, to be the somewhat-twisted but moral compass, but it didn't work. The baby naming party or whatever the hell it was, was a complete and total anti-climax. "*beep* YOU," She screams, "*beep* YOU!" Yeah, that's GREAT writing right there.
There was so many stupid, stupid moments. And the ONE possibly redeeming aspect was the cripple guy; if they had purely remained platonic but LEARNED something from him, then i would have actually given it some credit. But because she got rejected, she goes and initates sex with him. UGH. I thought you were going for unoriginal, Cody? CLICHE ALERT.

Then wtf was the end? The dude's sister as a 2 min chat to her, Theron acts like a bitch to her before walking out and leaving, finishing her last chapter. Which was lame as all hell.

So, wait. Her and the cripple guy. No redeemption. No closing between them. Nothing. She wakes up and leaves.

Her and her parents. Major WTF.

Her and Beth and the guy. Nothing. Party is the last time she sees them.

WHAT IS GOOD ABOUT THIS FLICK?! SOMEONE TELL ME?

We're not watching a reality show, we're watching a MOVIE. Either give us a refreshing ending, or a somewhat happy or (if sad) justified one, otherwise get lost. If i had actually spent money on this, I would have been furious. Luckily i watched it at a friend's place.

It's not realistic, it's just plain silly. No character is likeable, there is no quality to them, there is no conclusion to any of their stories. It ends where it starts. Characters need to learn, to evolve, even somewhat. She doesn't.

It's a horrible, horrible movie. I sat there, after the credits, wondering how the hell this got past pre-production. This has to be a joke.