stuck on stupid kids

Rating: Null/10 (22 September 2010)

First of all, I wanted to say that Emma Stone does a terrific job in this film as Olive. Whether she is being sarcastic or slutty she is just awesome. She is one young actress with a lot of promise (I hope she doesn't end up like Lindsey Lohan). Someone else compared her to Molly Ringwald in the John Hughes movies in fact they mention John Hughes in this film. Watching this film made me think back to my high school days when I read The Scarlet Letter in English class. They reference it heavily here and Emma is supposed to be like Hester Prynne in the novel. The only thing is that Hester didn't seek to be branded as a trollop, Olive wanted to be one in the worst way. I just don't understand because she seemed like a smart kid in the beginning. Was she that desperate for attention? High school has changed so much since my day, but one thing stays the same, some high school kids are stuck on stupid. Teenagers will like this film because as in most teen films they play the adults as total dolts. Stanley Tucci and Patricia Clarkson absolutely steal the show as Olive's goofy parents. There is one hilarious scene where Olive's mother tells her about her high school exploits with both boys and girls. Your watching this and thinking no wonder Olive is so troubled. Malcolm McDowell has an amusing cameo as an autocratic principal and I thought the ones that play Olive's cliché spouting teacher and his adultress wife were a hoot as well. SPOILER ALERT at least Olive wised up in the end and found true happiness.