Easy A

So today's blog is all about another teen movie that is designed for the youth of America. Like other teen movies such as "She's All That" and " 10 Things I Hate About You" it becomes a time capsule for a generation; the clothes, the hair, the slang. So what makes "Easy A" better than most other teen movies, it gives us the awesomeness that is Emma Stone. She plays Olive a typical unnoticed girl in high school and after telling a friend a lie about the loss of her virginity she gets a new reputation. Then when a friend wants her to help change his reputation with a lie, she does and then the rumor mill goes crazy. Tied in with the "Scarlet Letter" "Easy A" is witty, sarcastic, and just fun.
The thing about this movie is though lead by Emma Stone, it is filled with awesome supporting characters and actors. You can tell when some movies depend on its lead character and their love interest, such as "She's All That," but when you fill the rest of the cast with great individual parts like in "Easy A" it make the movie so much more interesting. Amanda Bynes as the Jesus-freak, Stanley Tucci and Patricia Clarkson are Olive's eccentric and loving parents, and Thomas Hayden Church plays the dry humored English teacher. These are just some of the awesome characters you also have performances by Lisa Kudrow, Ally Michalka, Dan Byrd, and Cam Gigandet. Besides the awesome cast, the script is packed with one liners. "So I thought lying about losing my virginity would be more special, Judy Blume should of prepared me for that" Plus any movie that pays homage to the great films of the 80's is awesome in my book. All this aside the movie has a lot of heart and has a moral which is what the teen film formula wants.
There are so many awesome performances, but one of my favorites is Penn Badgly. He plays Woodchuck Todd the school mascot and long time friend and crush of Olive. He has a simple easy going attitude and is the person who does not care what people think, also he is very good looking! He makes the perfect counter part for Emma Stone's quick witted and intelligent Olive. The two of them together are a special pairing. So remember "A is for Awesome" and check out Easy A, I give it an 8 out of 10, but hey that's just this ingènues input.