One of the best teenage drama films in recent times

Rating: 9/10 (18 July 2014)

Even if you may not know most of the cast before sitting down to watch this film, all of them will stay with you long after the credits roll. Any movie which makes you think after-wards about it is a movie worth watching, and this one will not just make you think but also make you feel. The acting is superb, especially of the three lead actors.
Logan Lerman of the Three Musketeers is incredible as the quiet shy and troubled teen. He shows his anxiety and nervousness with ease. Ezra Miller is one of the stars. His role as Patrick is one of the most memorable ones. Emma Watson, in her first major role post harry potter acts so convincingly that she manages to make everyone forget that she used to play a harry potter character...something which Daniel Radcliffe has not been able to successfully pull off yet.
Maybe this film shows what can happen if the author of the book which inspired it is also the director. Stephen Chbosky's semi autobiographical book of the same name is lovingly adapted in this film and in some places it feels as if you are reading a good book. The story is really touching and for many high-schoolers and college students they will relate to it. The music runs smoothly with the film and elevates or depresses the mood very effectively when required.
The rest of the cast gives a good performance and despite this being a high school movie, it does not succumb to clichés. The Perks Of Being A Wallflower is a refreshing and heart touching film about love, loss and feeling infinite. See it if you want to see a drama which works on many levels.