Emma Stone was on the cusp of greatness for a while before Easy A came out last year. Emma was just wonderful in Superbad and Zombieland but Easy A put her truly on the A-list and gained her the roles she deserves with this years The Help and The Amazing Spider-Man in 2012. Easy A is a reworking of the Scarlett Letter with the story now being set in a modern California high school. Emma Stone plays Olive, a girl who is a nice, smart girl but not the most popular until another student asks her to help him hide is homosexuality by pretending to have sex with him. Of course when word gets out, Olive gains the sort of attention that most girls would try and avoid and does her best to try and clear her name.
Teenage films come out every year and of course not all of them are great. However, there are some generally great films which include Clueless, 10 Things I hate About you and Mean Girls. All of those films made stars of their actors who include Alicia Silverstone, Heath Ledger and Lindsay Lohan. You can now add Emma Stone to that list. Like those films, Easy A is a film with laugh out loud (or lol if you like) moments. The dialogue is hilarious and like all good teenage films the supporting cast are fantastic giving the like of Thomas Haden Church, Stanley Tucci and Patricia Clarkson great roles. I can guarantee that when you finish watching this movie you'll wish Stanley and Patricia were your actual parents, no matter how much you love your folks. Also for reasons I can't explain I found the Woodchuck Todd scene towards the start of the film absolutely hilarious. Seriously could watch that scene over and over again. Going back to Emma Stone, Olive is the perfect role for her. She has brilliant comic-timing, with the writers allowing the character to breathe and be the funniest in the film (apart from Woodchuck Todd)
It's a role that Emma deserves and she absolutely nails it.
Easy A is one the best teenage films in recent years. Simple as that.
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