EASY A

Emma Stone stars in this somewhat funny comedy spin off of The Scarlett Letter. Director Will Gluck (best known for his films Fired Up, The Loop, and Gary & Mike) hits the spot in between idiotic adolescent humor and teenage emotions. The main character Olive (played by a very funny and charming Emma Stone) is a very intelligent teenage girl who is tired of being ignored by the world so she allows boys to lie and say they slept with her for an exchange of money, or anything of some value. Marianne (played by Amanda Bynes) is a Christian who is not happy with Olive and how she is representing herself and tries to befriend her and change her ways. This movie has a few minor laughs (including a bedroom scene with a homosexual and a comparison of the Bible and Twilight) and is overall sweet, but very odd how most of the characters are portrayed including a virgin best friend who exaggerates her “so called” sexual experiences, creepy “Jesus freaks”, and very unrealistic views on parental guidance. The humor in this movie is very subtle, but may be incredibly offensive to some Christians. This movie may be called Easy A but I believe this was a B effort.