A realistic plot and some wicked funny lines make this film a pleasure

Rating: 10/10 (22 November 2010)

I was interested in seeing "Easy A" since the trailer came out and I wasn't disappointed. It's a funny movie with an excellent lead turn by Emma Stone. In fact the entire cast does a great job with what on the surface might look like yet another teen sex comedy.
What sets this apart from other movies is it's downright funny. I found myself laughing hard at a lot of the dialogue like when Principal Gibbons tells Olive, "This is public school. If I can keep the girls off the pole and the boys off the pipe, I get a bonus." or when Mrs. Griffith said about the character Micah, "He's not the sharpest Christian in the bible." I also liked the realistic plot. Compared to "Confessions of a Teenaged Drama Queen" where the main character Lola tells a bunch of lies and seems to get everything she wanted even after her lies blew up in her face, in "Easy A" Olive loses quite a bit when her lies get out of control. By the end of the film you know she fessed up but you really don't know if she got back her reputation.
I also liked how the film dealt with social media in high school and I especially liked Mr. Griffith's comments "I don't know what your generation's fascination is with documenting your every thought... but I can assure you, they're not all diamonds. "Roman is having an OK day, and bought a Coke Zero at the gas station. Raise the roof." Who gives a rat's ass?" Exactly.
This was a funny movie with well written characters and a realistic plot. The bonus for me was the call outs to the 1980's teen movies by John Hughes that this film tried to emulate. I think it did a good job.
This will be one I add to my DVD collection.