Easy A (2010)

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• John M

  
  Emma Stone (Zombieland, Superbad) does a great job as Olive. Loved this movie reminded me of many of comedies of the 80's. The directors love of 80's high school flicks is abundantly clear and it shines through in a fun movie.

• paul o

  
  Seems too cliche to me. The constant looking back to 80's nostalgia film is just too much. Emma Stone is a sometimes unlikeable character while supporting roles from Thomas Haden Church, Lisa Kudrow, and Stanley Tucci are constantly keeping the film from being mediocre.

• Sophie B

  
  A typical teen film that didn't leave any specific mark on me. Olive was not the type of protagonist (or antagonist) I can identify with. Obnoxious and annoying she kind of spoiled the story.

• paul s

  
  What a refreshing, well penned film. Taking the well trodden teen angst high school film and poking fun at it while also telling a very interesting story, Easy A is one of the freshest films I've seen in quite some time. The tone is irreverent and upbeat, even while taking… More
  What a refreshing, well penned film. Taking the well trodden teen angst high school film and poking fun at it while also telling a very interesting story, Easy A is one of the freshest films I've seen in quite some time. The tone is irreverent and upbeat, even while taking shots at the very genre the film fits into, thanks to the sure handed direction of Will Gluck and a fabulous script. The hidden message here is spouted towards the film's end by the always wonderful Patricia Clarkson (and what a joy to see she and Stanley Tucci doing comedy together - both so smooth and natural): "you'll get through this the same way I did, with irrepressible humor!" Clarkson delivers some real zingers in this. For example, when their adopted 10 year old proudly reports that he got a B+ on a spelling test, she deadpans "so what, everyone has spell check nowadays". There's also a fun scene when a schoolmate comes to visit the film's heroine, Olive (a star making performance by Emma Stone). The boy asks "Is Olive here?" and Clarkson replies "hmm, well, we have a whole jar of Olives in the fridge, want some?" Then she yells upstairs to Olive "Honey, you have a gentleman caller" which prompts Olive to put on her best Scarlett O'Hara/ Blanch DuBois and drawl "oh thank goodness, I was prepared to spend my dowry on drugs and alcohol." The story, in case you've been living with Osama Bin Laden until recently, involves a small lie that keeps getting bigger and bigger. Olive tells a persistent friend that she slept with a college student. This puts the heretofore anonymous Olive into the limelight as a trollop and fallen woman, hence the referral (nicely margined into the film) to Hawthorne's Scarlet Letter. While some of the high school characters remain cliché there remains a certain freshness and a bit of depth, especially in the case of the film's main protagonist, the prissy, god squadder (in yet another solid portrayal, this one by Amanda Bynes). There are countless references to other films, from paying homage to John Hughes, to poking fun at the recent Demi Moore adaptation of The Scarlet Letter, to a couple of hilarious references to Huck Finn (Olive at one point says that having a young boy run away with a large black man doesn't even happen in the movies - which of course is exactly what happens in THIS movie... so Olive throws out "my apologies to Mister Twain"). The film then goes a step further, late in the film showing the gay boy with his black boyfriend, watching the old black and white Huck Finn film. Huck and the "large black man" are on the raft and Huck says, "You must be tired, let me steer", to which the man replies "Thankee no, Mr. Huck, I's likes to steer"... which I'm sure was innocent enough at the time, but in this context, with two gays watching is hilariously suggestive. In this era of gross out humor, this script is a marvel, being funny with intelligence and panache, its take on modern teens all the more real because the film doesn't take itself seriously in its delivery.

• Bethany M

  
  A really funny comedy. Really shows you what teenage life is like today. Emma Stone is hilarious and it helps that there are so many gorgeous men. A definite 10/10! A must see!

• Sanjay R

  
  This movie has its moments, but it has very few laughs. Despite some nice parts, the film is extremely coy, self aware and annoying. The writers and actors try so hard to make the characters likable that they become extremely unlikable.

• Leigh R

  
  Absolutely love this movie. Smart and way funny with a little bit of sweetness. The cast was all-star and just an all around amazing movie. : )

• Jameson W

  
  Surprisingly a great comedy! Great cast...Emma Stone, Amanda Bynes, Thomas Haden Church, Patricia Clarkson, Lisa Kudrow, Stanley Tucci, they're all hilarious in this film. I love the references to the old 80's teen movies, but I also love that it was able to keep… More
  Surprisingly a great comedy! Great cast...Emma Stone, Amanda Bynes, Thomas Haden Church, Patricia Clarkson, Lisa Kudrow, Stanley Tucci, they're all hilarious in this film. I love the references to the old 80's teen movies, but I also love that it was able to keep it's originality, too. Good movie, I recommend it!

• Alexander D

  
  EASY A doesn't quite earn an 'A' (as in the best letter grade, not quite the meaning of the title), but it's still a very hilarious movie--I know it's redundant to say "very hilarious," but live with it. That's what it is. Emma Stone has a… More
  EASY A doesn't quite earn an 'A' (as in the best letter grade, not quite the meaning of the title), but it's still a very hilarious movie--I know it's redundant to say "very hilarious," but live with it. That's what it is. Emma Stone has a great major role as the sassy protagonist of the story, a take on THE SCARLET LETTER; Amanda Bynes also has a pretty good role as a snooty, Christian gossip girl; and Stanley Tucci has a fantastic minor role as the protagonist's father--well, he's always good, isn't he?

• Alexis N

  
  I'm going to go with it's just sorta okay. I don't think it needed to be nominated for any Golden Globes, but whatever. It's got a fun, young cast, including a Gossip boy.. oh Penn, you stud. Anyway, it's not realistic, she somehow has a ton of money to buy… More
  I'm going to go with it's just sorta okay. I don't think it needed to be nominated for any Golden Globes, but whatever. It's got a fun, young cast, including a Gossip boy.. oh Penn, you stud. Anyway, it's not realistic, she somehow has a ton of money to buy and wear slutty clothes at school and no one stops her. I remember not even being allowed to wear "porn star" shirts or thin strapped tank tops. Plus there's a lame ass musical number, I guess that's how they got the Globe nod.

• Michael G

  
  I'm not sure what I wanted or expected from Easy A but I got more. It paints a likable but unrealistic world with cool and understanding parents, a generally fun school life and a for the most part care-free adolescence where oddly, a fox like Emma Stone is somehow invisible. It… More
  I'm not sure what I wanted or expected from Easy A but I got more. It paints a likable but unrealistic world with cool and understanding parents, a generally fun school life and a for the most part care-free adolescence where oddly, a fox like Emma Stone is somehow invisible. It doesn't break any new ground as it borrows from every 80s movie it references all the way up to Saved, but Stone further proves her comic chops as she's got a hell of a lot to work from with a hilarious script chock full of pithy dialogue.

• Eliza N

  
  This movie made me realize why i do love 80s movies ....finally . Olive:'' Whatever happened to chivalry? Does it only exist in 80s movies? I want John Cusack holding a boombox outside my window. I wanna ride off on a lawnmower with Patrick Dempsey. I want Jake from Sixteen… More
  This movie made me realize why i do love 80s movies ....finally . Olive:'' Whatever happened to chivalry? Does it only exist in 80s movies? I want John Cusack holding a boombox outside my window. I wanna ride off on a lawnmower with Patrick Dempsey. I want Jake from Sixteen Candles waiting outside the church for me. I want Judd Nelson thrusting his fist into the air because he knows he got me. Just once I want my life to be like an 80s movie, preferably one with a really awesome musical number for no apparent reason. But no, no, John Hughes did not direct my life.

• Drake T

  
  The High School Comedy genre has come a long way. If only "Easy A" wasn't so obnoxiously self aware of itself to try and prove that fact. The script's wit is a little unsettling with the plot, I can't figure out how Stone's sensible character manages to… More
  The High School Comedy genre has come a long way. If only "Easy A" wasn't so obnoxiously self aware of itself to try and prove that fact. The script's wit is a little unsettling with the plot, I can't figure out how Stone's sensible character manages to find herself in the series of events presented. Still, it's a coherent story about identity in what is one of the most trying social systems of our culture (lolHighschool). The films intelligent banter and cast of fun supporting characters will make this quite a smooth ride.

• Cassie H

  
  A great movie that reminisces about the 80s & interprets it in this modern movie about how one lie can change your entire reputation. Loved the 80s references as well. Emma Stone was amazing & hilarious in this movie as well & I loved when Olive (Emma Stone) was singing… More
  A great movie that reminisces about the 80s & interprets it in this modern movie about how one lie can change your entire reputation. Loved the 80s references as well. Emma Stone was amazing & hilarious in this movie as well & I loved when Olive (Emma Stone) was singing Pocketful Of Sunshine :) Just a great movie :) I love it :) :) :) :) :)

• Cynthia S

  
  Definitely an above average high school comedy. A present day twist on The Scarlet Letter, as it seems. The girl in this is sassy, charismatic, and just plain fun to watch! The dialogue here consists of the kind of witty banter that I really enjoy....there were many, many chuckle… More
  Definitely an above average high school comedy. A present day twist on The Scarlet Letter, as it seems. The girl in this is sassy, charismatic, and just plain fun to watch! The dialogue here consists of the kind of witty banter that I really enjoy....there were many, many chuckle moments for me. A seriously smart, and fun movie!

• Zach B

  
  It was once said in a documentary that as long as there are teenagers, there will be teen films. Now, take that quote and reword: as long as there are teens, pure hatred will be born. And never has this been more true then in the movie Easy A. Inspired by the novel "The Scarlet… More
  It was once said in a documentary that as long as there are teenagers, there will be teen films. Now, take that quote and reword: as long as there are teens, pure hatred will be born. And never has this been more true then in the movie Easy A. Inspired by the novel "The Scarlet Letter", this film does show something that has not been updated sense the time of the late great John Hughes: the effects of a rumor on a teenager. That alone would have made this film decent, but it adds something that gives a new dimension: have the main girl go along and enhance the rumor. Her reasoning? To get rid of her perfect reputation and be noticed. Now, is it worth it? Is it what she expected? Well, the film's almost great screenplay will reveal. Now, the only problem with the screenplay will have to be the girl's parents in this film. I am just saying this now: I strongly doubt that any teenage girl's parents act like how these parents do. but, seeing as how they are not the much in the movie except for about ten minutes, it is put aside. But, they just stick out like a sore thumb. The rest of the script is exactly what a modern Teen film needs to be like: hilarious, heart warming, and have it's target audience feel for the main girl. Emma Stone does a grand job at playing this girl that is trying to have this reputation, and Stone has some fun with it. While she is giving a good performance, you can tell that she is not taking the role seriously. One actor I wish they would have used more to their advantage was Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange). He has not been in a really good films and he should have been used more. Pity. he is such a wonderful actor. Direction use, the pacing is a bit slow in the first thirty minutes, but it slowly builds up after a while as you get more into the story. The score of this film is mostly made up of pop/ indie songs that I feel lower the film. The only song that worked was at the very end during the 'pep rally' sequence. They should have done more on the score. So, my overall verdict is: This is an important film for teens to see, but do not expect another Breakfast Club.

• Stella D

  
  this is quite cute; emma stone is lohan 2.0. i hope she's more successful tho :\ the plot's rather unbelievable and i didn't really care for the 'perfect' parents but i did lol a few times. nice homage to the john hughes films

• Kevin M

  
  Clearly Emma Stone is the main reason why most people (especially critics) even like this movie, but also it has a good well meaning to it's story and with also a good moral. Although the way their school works on rumors and how they act do seem unrealistic, but I kinda find it… More
  Clearly Emma Stone is the main reason why most people (especially critics) even like this movie, but also it has a good well meaning to it's story and with also a good moral. Although the way their school works on rumors and how they act do seem unrealistic, but I kinda find it as the director's and writers way of satirizing how high school works. So to sum it all up it was a surprisingly good movie

• Brad W

  
  Funny movie, liked it a lot. The plot was interesting and hilarious. The comedy was great, and surprisingly this was a raunchy comedy with a good moral. This is a great movie for parties and dates. The acting was good too. The movie was good, but what it lacked was being good for… More
  Funny movie, liked it a lot. The plot was interesting and hilarious. The comedy was great, and surprisingly this was a raunchy comedy with a good moral. This is a great movie for parties and dates. The acting was good too. The movie was good, but what it lacked was being good for boys and girls, because surprisingly I think more guys will get a kick out of this movie with all the sex jomes.

• Jennifer X

  
  The smell of freshly-ground coffee beans and the chatter of newly-minted students streaming across the Diag can only mean one thing: the beginning of fall semester. And what better way to usher in a shiny new school year than with an easy-breezy high school comedy, none too soon after… More
  The smell of freshly-ground coffee beans and the chatter of newly-minted students streaming across the Diag can only mean one thing: the beginning of fall semester. And what better way to usher in a shiny new school year than with an easy-breezy high school comedy, none too soon after the premiere of 2004's "Mean Girls"? Gradually breaking out of the role of "that chick that got punched in the eye by Jonah Hill in 'Superbad'," Emma Stone plays Olive, a smart, wonderfully self-aware girl invisible to the walking clichés strutting around her high school. When Olive can't admit to her best friend that the majority of her weekend was spent dancing on her dresser belting out the lyrics to "Pocketful of Sunshine," she fabricates an initially harmless lie about losing her virginity to an anonymous community college guy. A few periods later, the rumor circulates rapidly around the school community, instantly metamorphosing her into the class floozy. But instead of running away from her new title, Olive embraces it. For the price of a Home Depot gift card, or - in the case of one frugal desperate, a 20-percent off coupon to Bath & Body Works, she begins a black market enterprise soliciting fake-sex to geekboys and closeted gays. She even goes as far as embroidering a scarlet "A" (à la Hester Prynne in "The Scarlet Letter") onto her lacy black corsets, looking like she emerged straight out of a Parisian boudoir. "I always thought pretending to lose my virginity would be a little more special. Judy Blume should have prepared me for that," the c'est la vie Olive proclaims. Confidently grabbing ahold of the film's reins, director Will Gluck ("Fired Up!") imbues "Easy A" with enough barb to zing, but without sacrificing the good cheer of a comedy - its bright, scissor-sharp dialogue never recedes to toxic snark. It also helps that the film is supported by a cast of gold. Patricia Clarkson ("Cairo Time") and the always-great Stanley Tucci ("The Devil Wears Prada") play Olive's happy-go-lucky hippie parents with screwball élan. Amanda Bynes ("She's the Man"), who briefly announced and then unannounced her retirement from acting on Twitter, almost steals the show as the goody-goody Christian girl thirsting after the salvation of Olive's supposedly depraved soul. None of this means, however, that "Easy A" is without its stumbling points. Olive undergoes a bizarre quest for morality and religion late in her charade, and the film spends too much time indulging in its array of admittedly stock characters. Yet for each one of its missteps, "Easy A" rewards the viewer with more than double the charm. In this kind of genre film, it's really about the attitude behind the celluloid, and "Easy A" possesses this in spades. A lot of this has to do with the film's young heroine. With her flowy auburn waves and rockstar rasp, Stone is truly a pre-rehab Lindsay Lohan reincarnated. If the '80s brought us the cherub-faced, misunderstood Molly Ringwald, the '90s California-sweet, dizzy dame Alicia Silverstone in "Clueless," and the '00s foaming-at-the-mouth-for-popularity Lohan in "Mean Girls," Stone's Olive is everything we want our decade to represent. She's a protagonist self-aware enough to envy and understand her pop-culture predecessors, but mired in enough teenaged insecurity junk to be relatable. Although Olive is a role that any of Disney's pretty young things could potentially pull off, Stone's cool, genuine deadpan singlehandedly pulls the film into the pantheon of teen culture classics. Make no mistake, Hollywood - Stone has got the stuff of a superstar. This fame, however, might last more transiently than expected. With Silverstone having receded into the background only a short while after catapulting into superstardom, and Lohan going down the express train to celebrity annihilation, the future has never been too friendly to these talented young ingénues. Let's just hope that Stone isn't met with similar obstacles.

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