Easy A

LOVED IT

I really enjoyed this movie. Though at first it may appear that the main character is completely spreading rumors (and enjoying it) just for popularity, she's really doing it to prove a point. To send a message, And most of all, to help people out who need the little extra push.

Ok, this movie I thought was very entertaining and funny. You may think "why would she say positive messages and role models?" but there actually are some. The whole movie centers on the negative affects of lying and Olive Pendergast (though you probably wouldent think it) is actually sometimes a good role model. Although she does many things that she knows are wrong, she finds a way to make things right again. She is funny and smart and she always deals with things with humor and not with voilence and in the end she realises that reputations arent important and that she shouldnt try to be someone else. There is some pretty strong language and sexual themes (none actually shown) but really, that is how people talk and act in high school. Starting roumers and labeling people. That is just what people do. It dosent make it ok, but really? Your kids have heard worse (although there was a little section of particularily colourful language that surprised me). Overall, hilarrious movie, mature content themes and language, but Olive stands up for herself (in not-so-good ways) and in the end she makes things right. Quote from the movie "'what does it start with?' 'T' 't t t t t t t t t t t t t t t tt t t t t t t t t t t t t t t tt t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t t tt t t t t t t t tt t t t t tt t... spell it out with your peas!' 'what's a ****?' 'oh i think that's suppodsed to be an a' 'honey, im sure whatever you said about that girl was true'" so funny! ps. I wasnt saying the stars because he swears, I was saying it because you would know what she says and then i would be reported :-(

Despite my not being a late baby boomer or Gen X member, I miss John Hughes as much as the next guy. However, if Easy A is any indication, director Will Gluck might end up being a worthy replacement, and Emma Stone would end up becoming the most excellent actress of this generation. If you've seen the ads (and it's likely that you have), then you'll know that this film is an adaptation of The Scarlet Letter (like Clueless was adapted from Emma, She's The Man was Twelfth Night, etc). High-school student Olive tells a lie about a not-so-innocent sexual encounter to her friend Rhiannon in the bathroom. However, Marianne, the leader of a club of fundamentalist Christians at the school, overhears the conversation. Soon, Olive becomes the school tramp and later fakes sex, is given gift cards for it, and also becomes the Christian club's public enemy number one. Her comically ignorant parents and horrible counselor don't help anything, but Olive later learns that her actions are wrong. A little white lie can only increase, as they say, and this film proves it. Easy A gets the message across with lots of hilarious scenes and lines delivered with a quick wit and shout-outs to pop culture from then and now. Again, just like John Hughes. But with the positive message and good overall filmmaking ability and acting (Emma Stone will certainly become the new "it girl" of film because of this movie, and Amanda Bynes is awesome as usual) comes a bit of a caveat: it's definitely not appropriate for anyone below, say, upper middle school age. While sex is only faked and not depicted (with the exception of a kiss or two), there is a LOT of verbal innuendo and straight sexual references. This is understandable since the film revolves around faked sexual conquests, but the topic alone is quite iffy. Loss of virginity, condoms, student-teacher sexual relations, vibrators, STDs, nudists, and Olive's reputation for being "easy", so to speak, are all mentioned, described, or shown. There's also a very brief flash of the side of Olive's friend's parent's breast, but she's been established a nudist. In this same scene, Olive's offered a bong but she declines. Later on, in a party scene, Olive and Brandon (who is the first guy to fake sex with Olive) act really drunk, but there aren't any scenes of them imbibing. Language is a little bit raw but usual for a PG-13 comedy. The British profanity "tw*t" is used twice, but it's played for laughs both times. There's also frequent use of the word "b*tch" used by Olive's friend, but it's also played for laughs. "Godd*mn", "*ss", "sh*t", and "h*ll" are all used as well. Oddly enough, there are no f-bombs dropped, but if an "Unrated" version is available (and it's likely that it will be), the profanity quotient might go up significantly. Time will tell. But, overall, despite the initially risqué nature of this film, Easy A ends up becoming a hilarious comedy that will no doubt put Emma Stone on the map. Also, on an unrelated note, it might also promote books that aren't Twilight. And that's a very good thing.