Calling John Hughes

Rating: 7/10 (23 September 2011)

A nice little high-school comedy, refreshing in its depiction of teenage life that is much more honest and realistic than most genre movies made in the last decade; it's attitude of realism combined with craziness is remarkably similar to that of John Hughes' movies and indeed Easy A is a clear (stated) homage to them. It's not by any means a cinematic creation of importance - some good performances and a witty intelligent script but not much in terms of craftsmanship - but it's solid entertainment and it may be an effective generation-bridge between parents who were teenagers in the 80's and their own teenage children, one that's not nearly as embarrassing for inter-generation watch as most recent teenage rom-coms are.