Tuesday, May 24, 2022
flickfeast
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Festivals
  • FrightFeast
  • Spotlight
  • Contribute
  • Submissions
    • Advertise on Flickfeast
    • Submit a Film
No Result
View All Result
flickfeast
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Festivals
  • FrightFeast
  • Spotlight
  • Contribute
  • Submissions
    • Advertise on Flickfeast
    • Submit a Film
No Result
View All Result
FLICKFEAST
No Result
View All Result
Home Reviews Film Review

Easy A (2010)

Kevin Matthews by Kevin Matthews
August 1, 2011
in Film Review
14
SHARES
1.4k
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

As much a love letter to the seminal teen flicks of the 1980s as it is a smart, sassy, self-contained slice of cinematic pleasure, Easy A may not quite get up to the high standard of the fantastic Mean Girls but it certainly comes close.

Emma Stone makes for an appealing lead as Olive Penderghast, a girl who gets through high school with no bother and nobody, bar her best friend and one fantastic teacher, really noticing her at all. That all quickly changes when she has to make an excuse for missing some quality time with her friend, creates an imaginary boyfriend and is then questioned about whether or not she slept with him. The rumour mill goes into overdrive and not only do people start noticing Olive but they also start to notice just HOW she got noticed (if you know what I mean). Olive becomes very popular thanks to this new perceived permissiveness and starts to share her imaginary favours with people who ask her nicely, and offer some kind of renumeration.

You might also like

Top Gun: Maverick (2022) – Film Review

Benediction (2021) — Film Review

The Innocents (2021) – Film Review

There’s no doubt here that this is Emma Stone’s film, she’s in almost every scene, gets plenty of great lines and is someone you get to sympathise with, even as the situation she inadvertently creates gets worse and worse. Thankfully, the supporting cast are equally appealing. Standouts include Thomas Haden Church as the kind of teacher we’d all have loved to have at school, Lisa Kudrow as a guidance counsellor, Amanda Bynes as a majorly critical do-gooder and Stanley Tucci and Patricia Clarkson playing Olive’s parents, smart and funny and with enough faith in their daughter to know that she’ll fix whatever mess she gets into.

Director Will Gluck, and writer Bert V. Royal, loads the movie with references, obvious and not-so-obvious, and keeps things moving along briskly enough. There are a few more serious moments en route but, generally, the film keeps things lighthearted and upbeat. Let’s face it, the initial bit of untrue gossip that is spread around the school is something that, in a movie with a very different tone, could cause a lot of pain and unhappiness for a schoolgirl. Olive takes everything in her stride and turns it all to her advantage – she’s really a positive person and that saturates every scene.

This may not be as dark as Heathers, as hip and funny as Clueless or as sharp as Mean Girls but it’s one of the few modern teen movies that belongs in that category and is well worth seeing, especially if you grew up with the many other teen movies referenced throughout.

DIRECTOR: WILL GLUCK
STARS: EMMA STONE, PENN BADGLEY, AMANDA BYNES, DAN BYRD, THOMAS HADEN CHURCH, STANLEY TUCCI, PATRICIA CLARKSON
RUNTIME: 92 MINS APPROX
COUNTRY: USA

Film Rating: ★★★★☆

Tags: amanda bynescomedyDan ByrdEasy AEmma StoneLisa KudrowPatricia Clarksonpenn badgleyStanley TucciteenThomas Haden ChurchWill Gluck
Kevin Matthews

Kevin Matthews

Kevin Matthews lives in Edinburgh and has done for some time. He loves it there and he loves movies, especially horrors. No film is too awful to pass through his cinematic haze.

Related Posts

Top Gun: Maverick (2022) – Film Review
Film Review

Top Gun: Maverick (2022) – Film Review

by Katie Smith-Wong
May 23, 2022
Benediction (2021)
Film Review

Benediction (2021) — Film Review

by Jasmine Valentine
May 19, 2022
The Innocents (2021) – Film Review
Film Review

The Innocents (2021) – Film Review

by William Stottor
May 17, 2022
Father Stu (2022) – Film Review
Film Review

Father Stu (2022) – Film Review

by Dallas King
May 12, 2022
Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)
Film Review

Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022) — Film Review

by Jasmine Valentine
May 11, 2022

Recommended

Elisabeth Moss A Celebration

Cannes 2017: The Square (2017)

May 23, 2017

The Hunt (2012)

October 11, 2012

Don't miss it

Top Gun: Maverick (2022) – Film Review
Film Review

Top Gun: Maverick (2022) – Film Review

May 23, 2022
Benediction (2021)
Film Review

Benediction (2021) — Film Review

May 19, 2022
Top 100 Greatest Movies Films
Spotlight

100 Greatest Movies (and 50 Honorable Mentions)

May 23, 2022
The Innocents (2021) – Film Review
Film Review

The Innocents (2021) – Film Review

May 17, 2022
Father Stu (2022) – Film Review
Film Review

Father Stu (2022) – Film Review

May 12, 2022
Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022)
Film Review

Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022) — Film Review

May 11, 2022
flickfeast

Whetting your appetite for cinema with the best film reviews and features since 2009

© Copyright - flickfeast. All Rights Reserved.

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • News
  • Reviews
  • Festivals
  • FrightFeast
  • Spotlight
  • Contribute

© Copyright - flickfeast. All Rights Reserved.

Posting....