7.3 Rating?? Really?? Raters must be young, 5 at best

Rating: 5/10 (31 December 2010)

I give this movie a five, and this is generous for this really weak movie. I point out Sixteen Candles is rated a 7, Fast Times at Ridgemont High is rated 7.2. Can anyone seriously say Easy A is a better movie? Breakfast Club, which this movie pays homage to, is a 7.9, so only slightly better? Give me a break. Raters just throw out numbers without any context. A 7.2 means a WELL above average movie. Average in a 1 to 10 scale is five or a six. This movie is low average at best, barely a FIVE. Simple plot, weak dialogue, and fails to capture the magic of growing up as a teen --- like the Hughes movies did. Emma Stone is likable and the only reason this movie is not a Four. I was generally bored, and saw no complexity or reason to follow this mostly trite plot. One of many unremarkable teen movies I have seen in the past few years, and I am a big fan of the genre.