Not ground-breaking cinema, but a fun and lighthearted watch

Rating: 8/10 (17 May 2012)

A teen comedy in an American high school - how many times have we seen that? This film may not have a ground breaking premise but it delivers something fresh for an otherwise tired genre. Emma Stone does a terrific job as lead, the story is fun, Olive's (Stone) parents are great and there is a lot to the comedy. There is also some quite interesting dialogue. I was in need of light entertainment with an upbeat ending and this delivered.
Side note: the film was shot entirely on location in Ojai, CA. It looks like a beautiful town. Also, it is filmed on Panavision Genesis. I am not the biggest fan of Genesis but for this type of film it works fine and the results they achieved were great.