Easy A
Somehow, this teen comedy ended up being pretty entertaining. The script is Meta enough to make fun of itself and other teen dramas and comedies. The movie is fun and funny with some clever writing and acting as well. There are a few missteps, but this Emma Stone starring movie is a great showcase into how much of talented actress she really is. With a clever script and acting, Easy A is a neat little movie.
Call me surprised.
In a manner of speaking, the movie is remake of The Scarlet Letter. However, the movie and the characters know that it is a remake of that novel. Stone’s character is a virgin that accidently or incidentally lies about having a one-night stand with an older guy. Someone overhears the fake story and everyone in high school starts to believe it. Even some of the rejects in school start to pay her gift cards to make up lies about having sex with her. So, Stone’s character takes on the Scarlet Letter persona.
Did I mention that movie takes numerous jabs at The Scarlet Letter from 1995? It was the terrible one with Demi Moore in the lead role.
The writing is witty and very sharp for a movie that aims its content toward the younger teen crowd. There are many modern references to current teenage trends such as Twitter and Facebook, but it does it in a funny way, an almost biting commentary on Twitter. All the characters are interesting in their own quirky way. It’s like they took the John Hughes characters from the 80s and twisted them to the modern era. This makes sense because the director is a huge fan of Hughes’s movies. There are tons of callbacks to the Hughes films too.
Emma Stone is outstanding as Olive. She seems to really stand out as the young lady that takes the persona of the High School slut. It is one of the rare occasions that I don’t hate the lead actress. Stone is simply a fine actress and I hope I see her in more roles.
Thomas Haden Church and Lisa Kudrow are pretty good as the married couple that both work at the school. Yet, there is something hidden within their marriage that comes to the surface involving the fake story behind Olive. It is a rather dark subplot followed by some STDs.
Patricia Clarkson and Stanley Tucci play Olive’s parents, and they are freaking great as the old hippy parents. They steal every scene they’re in because they are the opposite of regular movie parents. They are very supportive of their daughter, but are clueless at the same time.
Overall, Easy A works really well and it a lot of fun at the same time. It makes fun of all the teen dramas and comedies that came before, while adding to the genre. It is generally a funny movie.
Grade: B+
I wish she was talking about me here.
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There are some movies that says it all in their trailers. all the best part, the punches, scenes they put the best of everything in the trailer just to woo the audience. This is exactly what they did with Easy A. I got so excited seeing the trailer and equally disappointed after watching the movie. It was like been there, seen that situation. There was nothing new, not a single hilarious scene. With an obvious ending. The movie was nothing but an Easy C - (a blot on highschool comedies)
ReplyDeleteI disagree. I think it is a sharp commentary on the 80s comedies and romantic comedies of the 90s with some great moments throughout.
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