Let's Not and Say We Did.

Rating: 10/10 (17 September 2010)

High school student Olive Penderghast finds herself the victim of her school's "rumor mill" when she lies to her best friend Rhiannon about a weekend tryst with a fictional college freshman. Word quickly spreads of Olive's promiscuity and, much to her surprise, she welcomes the attention. When she agrees to help out a bullied friend by pretending to sleep with him, her image rapidly degrades to a more lascivious state and her world begins to spin out of control. As she helps more and more of her classmates and her lies continue to escalate, Olive must find a way to save face before the school's religious fanatic Marianne gets her expelled and she loses a shot at attaining her own happiness.
Emma Stone shines as Olive. She plays the character without making you hate her. You can see why she did and you support her even though other people do. Plus she can deliver fast lines and look amazing in normally trashy clothes. Alyson Michalka keeps popping up everywhere. First Hellcats and the roommate and now this. She plays Olive's BFF who is proud to be known as big tits. I don't quite understand how this friendship came to be but it did. WIthout her Olive never would have even made up the fling so I guess she's to blame for everything. Olive's parents are enjoyable and funny. Stanley Tucci, who is a complete genius, and Patricia Clarkson play completely oblivious, yet loving parents to Olive. Their timing is so funny. My only issue is why did they have to have the adopted son? He didn't add anything and I don't think he added anything. Amanda Bynes, who i normally love, played the enemy of Olive since she's a deeply religious person. I didn't really like her, but I could see where she was coming from in terms of religion. Penn Badgley, who I normally hate, wasn't annoying. He played Olive's crush who somehow knew her favorite things. (STALKER) Loved how he kept popping up everywhere. Thomas Haden Church played the cool teacher who was teaching Olive's English class about the Scarlet Letter. Felt totally sorry for his character, but like his performance. Overall, go see this movie. It won't let you down. I found the language used and how they talked identical to the halls at my high school and my mother even liked it, and she's 52. It might not be completely realistic, in terms of wearing what she wore to school, but everything else is pretty much to a tee. Every high schooler just wants to be recognized and get the one guy they like. My favorite moment of the whole movie was the end where Penn showed up with his tractor and speakers. What girl could say no to that?