A Great, John Hughes Like Movie

Rating: 7/10 (29 September 2012)

Easy A is not hard to fall in love with. Emma Stones steals the spotlight as Olive Penderghast, an outcast teenager who starts a rumor about her promiscuity to get attention. Her plan ends up backfiring and she becomes known as the school slut. Her ditty best friend Rhiannon, played by Aly Michalka, ends up turning her back on her and tries to get her out of the school. Easy A also stars Patricia Clarkson and Stanley Tucci as Olive's parents. who are really laid-back with their parenting, but they still care deeply for their daughter. It is not often that you have a teen romance comedy that has hilarious people playing the parents. Olive ends up falling in love with Todd, played by Penn Badgley. Emma and Penn make such a cute couple together and they have such great chemistry with each other. Another person who stands out is Amanda Bynes who played the Jesus freak Marianne. This was her last acting role when she announced that she had "retired" from acting. Easy A also stars Lisa Kudrow as the guidance counselor, Thomas Haden Church as Olive's English teacher, and Fred Armisen as a pastor at a church. Olive later finds out that he is Marianne's father. If you are a parent, then you should watch this movie to really understand what goes on is some teenager's lives.