The outrageous antics get everyone’s attention and leads to a serious of misunderstandings, funny encounters and an all-round highly entertaining story of a girl just wanting to help others and be appreciated for who she is.
Co-starring Alyson Michalka as Olive’s best-friend Rhiannon who envies Olive’s sudden popularity and social status; Penn Badgley as Woodchuck Todd who plays Olive’s high school crush; Dan Byrd as the tormented Brandon; Amanda Bynes as Marianne who advocates all teens adhere to a Promise Pledge; and Cam Gigandnet, one of Marianne’s fellow Promise Pledgees — the film sparkles with gleeful insight of the travails of teenage life.
Also making fun cameo appearances are Thomas Hayden Church and Lisa Kudrow, a married teacher and guidance counselor who offer unconventional wisdom to their students; and Patricia Clarkson and Stanley Tucci as Olive’s hilariously word-witty parents also providing their unusual parenting advice on surviving high school.
Written by Bert V. Royal and directed by Will Gluck (who previously worked on “Andy Richter Controls the Universe” and “Grosse Pointe”), “Easy A” is a breezy look at one girl’s challenge of high school perceptions and tolerance.
With anecdotes and references to the classic John Hughes’ films “Sixteen Candles,” “Pretty in Pink,” “The Breakfast Club,” “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” and Cameron Crowe’s “Say Anything,” the film also offers a charming homage to the glory days of romantic comedies.
“Easy A” is truly a remarkable film that deserves a big entrance on the box office map. Find a way to catch this film on the big screen and enjoy a hilarious portrayal of the price of earning a bad reputation in high school today. Plus, Emma Stone simply dazzles as the scintillating Olive Pendergast.
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