A re-imagination of The Scarlet Letter, with a modern twist or two.

Rating: 7/10 (24 December 2010)

"That's the beauty of being a girl in high school. People hear you had sex once, and bam, you're a bimbo."
I wouldn't quite put Easy A on the level of Superbad or Mean Girls, but it's a better than average teen comedy that comes at the typical high school tropes from a slightly different angle, and feels fresh, as a result.
The movie works so well because of Emma Stone's performance as Olive, a wickedly smart and kind-hearted high school girl whose white lies and attempt to do a good deed to help friend avoid bullying, ends up giving her quite the slutty reputation, thanks to the school rumor mill and a group of absurdly over-the-top group of religious students. Olive decides to (pretend to) embrace her newfound status as the school's most notorious fallen woman, but the gossip eventually gets way out of her control, and unfortunate consequences result.
Stone had already proved in Superbad, Zombieland, and The House Bunny that she has a gift for playing the funny hot chick (though in this movie she's initially not very popular with the high school guys...yeah, right), and she has great on-screen chemistry with Amanda Bynes, Stanley Tucci, Patricia Clarkson, Aly Michalka, and the rest of her co- stars. This is a great cast all-around. No complaints in that area.
Even when some of the jokes don't amuse as much as they could have (don't get me wrong, there are plenty of times that you'll be rolling with laughter), Emma Stone is so likable and has such great screen presence that I never lost interest. Check this out, it's a fun movie through and through.