For this month’s next review for Genre Grandeur – High School/Teen Romance Movies, here’s a review of Easy A (2010) by Drew of Drew’s Movie Reviews
Thanks again to Kim of Tranquil Dreams for choosing this month’s genre.
Next month’s Genre has been chosen by Reut of Sweet Archive. We will be reviewing our favorite dark comedies. Please get me your submissions by the 25th of July by sending them to darkcom@movierob.net Try to think out of the box! Great choice Reut!
Let’s see what Drew thought of this movie:
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Synopsis
Olive (Emma Stone) has been completely anonymous throughout high school. When her friend Brandon (Dan Byrd) asks her to pretend to have sex with him so he will stop getting bullied for being gay, she gets more attention than she bargained for.
Review
At its core, Easy A is very similar to most other teen movies. Olive is trying to discover who she is and in the process causes friction between her and her best friend and she feels more alone than ever. However, it ends up working on so many levels. A huge part of its success stems from Emma Stone. She nails Olive’s personality. She cute, smart, charming, and always ready with a quip. Honestly, it’s hard to imagine any other actress playing the part. Stone could easily carry the film by herself but she doesn’t have to. Stanley Tucci and Patricia Clarkson as Olive’s parents steal every scene they’re in. Not only are they the chill and understanding type of parents, but they are funny. It’s easy to see where the character of Olive gets her wits. Besides the great characters, Easy A commentates on how easily information can be passed along and skewed in today’s digital age. Not to mention teens are more than willing to gossip and pass along scandalous information about their peers. This subtext isn’t heavy handed or in your face but easily picked up (the way it should be presented). Easy A is what every teen movie should strive to be. It has well-written characters, a great cast, a relevant message, jokes that don’t fall flat, and a big heart.
Rating
4/5
Favorite Quote
Chip: I like your pants.
Olive: Thank you. They’re Cosco. You can have them when you get a little taller if you want.
Chip: I’m never going to go through puberty.
Rosemary: Of course you will, baby. We’re a family of late bloomers. I didn’t until I was 14 nor did Olive.
Chip: Why does that matter? I’m adopted.
Dill: What!? Oh my god! Who told you? Guys, we were going to do this at the right time.
Trailer
Cast & Crew
Will Gluck – Director
Bert B. Royal – Writer
Brad Segal – Composer
Emma Stone – Olive
Aly Michalka – Rhiannon
Penn Badgley – Woodchuck Todd
Dan Byrd – Brandon
Amanda Bynes – Marianne
Thomas Haden Church – Mr. Griffith
Lisa Kudrow – Mrs. Griffith
Patricia Clarkson – Rosemary
Stanley Tucci – Dill
Bryce Clyde Jenkins – Chip
I think I’m the only person who hated this movie.
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You’re probably not alone, Abbi, but I think it’s the minority.
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22 year old Emma Stone posing as a teen in 2010? And a ridiculous premise? That better be a funny movie.
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I would say it is.
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Here’s my entry in this month’s Genre Grandeur. Thanks again, Rob!
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Nice choice Drew. I’m sad to say I skipped over this because I prejudiced it a bit much but I can see it’s got some potential to be a big surprise much like Mean Girls was for me.
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Thanks, Tom. You should check it out, you may be surprised.
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I do have some fondness for this movie while despising most others. I think the parents are the best part!
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YES!! They are the absolute best. I can’t get enough of them. They should have a movie to themselves.
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And my list of films-I-need-to-see is getting larger. : D
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Haha That’s all those lists ever seem to do. Watch one, two more take it’s place. 😛
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You got that right (but I’d rather have too many than not enough). ; )
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A nice easy watching film with some good moments BUT slightly too twee and ‘smart’ at times 🙂
Nice review Drew!!!!!! 😀
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