Saw Easy A tonight. It's pretty average. It's a film that had multiplereferences to classic 80's Brat Pack flicks, and so that raises itabove the standard teen movies. Older audiences will get the 80sreferences more than the younger ones. There's quite a few laughs to behad, and some snappy dialogue. The basic idea of the film is good (are-working of The Scarlett Letter, which the film unashamedlyreferences and possibly over-references).

However, the main problems are ultimately fundamental flaws in thescript. Olive (the smoking hot Emma Stone) is too cool. She's too self-assured, and too smart. It doesn't have the authenticity of teen life,unlike Mean Girls which had it in spades. Olive wasn't the cynicaloutsider the role called for; she was the confident adult narrator.Films that portray the hero coming out stronger at the end work for areason, but the character was the same throughout.

The end of the film is a love story and fixes everything in only a fewscenes, but it's tacked on, and felt contrived. The core of the film isthe 'Scarlett Letter' concept, and it's a clever concept, but it kindof got muddled anywhere outside that. Olive's character didn't reallysuffer any great despair (at least the drew any empathy), so the ending(where she miraculously found love in about 5 minutes) was more amarriage of convenience than one of passion.

Overall, it was a strong film. Very confident, witty and well-paced. Atthe end though, it was just souless. No real losses or triumphs, nocharacter development. Olive was just as smart and self-confident atthe beginning as she was at the end. The audience didn't cheer Olivethrough the rough times because there weren't any that felt rough. Wedidn't really care that she hooked up with a decent guy at the end, asthat subplot was woefully malnourished and not given any realdevelopment time.

Commercially? Okay. Artistically? Disappointing. It could have been thenext Clueless or Mean Girls, but kind of wasted it's potential.

Worth seeing if there'e not much else on, and definitely worth seeingfor Emma Stone in tiny blue shorts.

Quite hilarious. It manages to make us laugh on sex without nudity.It's a breath of fresh air. Got bored of watching so many movies with alot of nudity, and no story or reality to back it up. This one is quiterelatable and is true to a lot of things that happen in & around HighSchool or College.

Emma Stone is perfect for the role. She's sexy, funny & sarcastic. Thesupporting roles played by actors like Stanley Tucci, Lisa Kudrow andPatricia Clarkson make for a good laugh.

People may think this is a 'chick-flick', but it's not. The movie isfor anyone who just likes a good and well-written comedy movie.

Easy A - a modern-day teen movie that actually works! A JohnHughes-esqe flick for the 2000. Fresh content, witty and cleverdialogue, charming characters make this movie a winner. Gives us acloser look at the kind of gossip that travels a high school, set up ina storyteling fashion, with the main character talking to the audienceon a webcast intended for her classmates (and the movie's targetaudience) Our main character Olive, portrayed by new "it" girl (and Phxarea native) Emma Stone, aims to grab the attention of the school.Through a simple white lie, Olive quickly, almost inadvertentlycirculates self-perpetuated rumors that she is the school slut,granting sexual favors to various boys upon request. We see variouscharacters intertwine with Olive, including her hilarious parents (oneof which is Stanley Tucci) who use brilliant humor effectively, herbest friend who leaves her side, the judgmental oober-Christian, a fewfaculty members including her tough principal, and the boy in thewings.

This quasi-romance/comedy tends to move pretty quickly - styling thehumor to what we see in such shows as 30 Rock or Arrested Development,where if you wait too long to try and get a line the film moves on tothe next line.

The bedroom scene where Olive pretends to "get it on" with the gaycharacter is quite the riot, I couldn't stop laughing. Her quick wit isdisplayed throughout by snappy comebacks with both her high schooltormentors as well as her "clientele".

The diverse mix of character personalities kept me continuallyentertained, especially when I couldn't guess what they were going tosay or do next. I really appreciated the authenticity of Olive'scharacter - she was clearly an atypical high schooler, yet you couldidentify with her and want to root for her, all while she stayedbelievable.

Grade in my book: 8/10 stars

'Easy A' may be a tad overrated but it is at least a tad better thanthe usual sex-loaded teen flicks released these days. What I likedabout it is that it actually attempts to tell a story and skillfullyreferences to classics like 'The Scarlet Letter' and those wonderfulJohn Hughes films. In a way, it's like a modern day 'Scarlet Letter'but with much more comedy. Emma Stone brilliantly carries the part ofthe typical teenager who suddenly finds herself stuck in her own web oflies. She's definitely growing as an actress (something the likes ofLindsey Lohan couldn't achieve despite being in movies her whole life).Stone is terrifically supported by Patricia Clarkson and Stanley Tucci(as Olive's parents with the hippie-free-love mentality) who providesome of the best laugh-out-loud moments of the film. Thomas HadenChurch stands out as the good-intentioned teacher and Lisa Kudrow issuperb in a surprise role. 'Easy A' may not be a classic but it'sentertaining, with some hilarious moments nonetheless. Not too bad fora one-time watch.