Slick, smart and satirical

Rating: 7/10 (29 October 2010)

A teen rom com for the MTV generation, with an above average script. The story is of a girl who somewhat parallels a classic US novel of the nineteenth century - 'The Scarlet Letter.' Emma Stone in the lead (with a bright future one hopes) gets a reputation for having lost her virginity (and the rumour mill really moves into overdrive) and then proceeds to get an even worse reputation by helping losers by allowing them to claim they also had sex with her. It all gets out of hand although a stoical handsome hot guy is wandering about in the background waiting his moment. The acting is very good, the direction a little over the top and repetitive, but steady, the soundtrack helpful, and the script full of satirical comments on teens, non-judgemental parents, the internet, relationships etc. So a good hoot with a slice of American hypocrisy laced in amongst the apple pie! Hollywood might just be alive and well - this on an under $10M budget!