Overrated, Don't Understand the Hype

Rating: 5/10 (19 January 2011)

Convinced by national reviewers that this movie would be a sarcastic, cute modern day teenage high school flick, against better judgment, I decided to rent EASY A. From the very beginning however, I know that something was terribly wrong. I saw no humor in Emma Stone's "Scarlet Letter" situation. Her dialogue & sarcasm were unrealistic for someone her age, I'm sorry. And the odd relationship with her wacky parents? Unreal. Stanley Tucci was seriously miscast as the dad. He just came off as creepy. And Patricia Clarkson phoned it in as the quirky, uncensored bohemian mom. Lisa Kudrow had some small funny parts, but her love triangle with Thomas Haden Church and -- was it Amanda Bynes? I had seriously checked out by that point.
There's no doubt that Emma Stone has talent, is smart, witty & adorable. She's the new Lindsay Lohan! But I thought that this movie was overkill in every way. It certainly wasn't as deep or clever as the writers thought it was. It was no Clueless or Mean Girls. I could care less about what happened to each of the characters. And that Alyson Michalka from Hell Cats needs to go -- in what world is she in high school?? She looks well over 30 years old. Ew!
Easy A = Grade: D