Easy A

Release Date: 17 September 2010
My Rating: B-
Good For: Date Night, People who like comedy mingled with obvious plot lines and little wit, lovers of John Hughes' films from the 80's (Sixteen Candles, Breakfast Club, etc.).

Let me preface this review by saying that if this were a review SOLELY based on the work of the lead actress Emma Stone this film would have received a much higher rating.
Here's the gist of the film: A girl named Olive (Stone) is a nobody in school until she feigns sexual acts with an unknown boy. This leads to a rise in her popularity as well as an interest from equally unpopular boys who wish to change there own social status. The resulting plot line is an overly-used five act structure that allows the audience to be perceptive and read into the ending well before it's time.

Although this film is far from cinematic royalty, the script allows the characters to really come to life. There is a scene with Stone dancing around her room, I've definitely done that many times before. These kinds of scenes endear the characters to us as viewers. The soundtrack/score also really emphasized the emotion in the scenes. Overall, the actors really made the script and, in turn, their characters work. While this film is slated for a genre label of comedy, the word "teen" should be placed before it. There was not enough humor in the script to warrant Easy A being called a comedy. As for the Hester Prynn references, I was expecting the script (written by Burt Royal) to have more emphasis in the story line.

If you reminisce about John Hughes films and a love you never got to experience in high school, you will probably love this film. If you are tired of cliche high school drama without any new comedic material, I would advise you to stay away from this film at all costs.