Comedy with Emma Stone (Superbad) as Olive – a big nothing at college. It all changes, however, when a white lie about losing her virginity (to help boost the reputation of her even more un-cool friend Dan) sees Olive's clean cut image get a make-over, paralleling Hester Prynne in The Scarlet Letter – a novel she's studying in school.
Other school nerds jump on the fake-sex bandwagon with Olive and she uses the rumour mill to advance her social and financial standing.
Everyone will tell you that the best thing about easy-going teen comedy Easy A is Emma Stone and that’s entirely true. As Olive, she carves a niche that’s intelligent and self-aware but not Juno-insufferable. While schoolyard gossip and social hierarchies change on a whim, Olive remains smarter than everyone else, though not necessarily more confident.
Surprisingly earnest and good-natured, Easy A takes place in a high-school world where everyone is equal parts empowered and sidelined by the burgeoning world of sexual discovery. Chivalry and decency are repeatedly valued and this nostalgic longing hearkens back to plenty of ‘80s teen comedies in the same vein, including Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club and Say Anything... Olive even name-checks John Hughes directly. More than 20 years later, however, and we’re still talking about those; it’s unlikely to imagine this one lasting so long.
Despite Olive’s mocking of teen clichés, there are plenty of them here – from the school president / chastity league / Christian funda-‘mentalist’, played by Amanda Bynes, to the basketball games and mascot, to the Strickland-eque headmaster who vows to keep "the girls off the poles and the boys off the pipes." While teens will buy into it, adults will have seen it all before. At the screening I was at, a youngish chap slouching next to me asked his friend: "remind me why we’re watching this". "For the girls," was the reply. For Emma Stone, to be precise.
By Andrew Hedley, Flicks.co.nz
Emma Stone is now the new it girl in hollywood this performance is similar to Ellen Page in Juno or Judy Garland in the Wizard of Oz. One of the best teen comedies in years
She's such a talented comedienne and that really shows in Easy A, one of the funniest teen comedies to come out in a long time.
Best part of this movie was Emma Stone, no question! And her brilliant on screen family. It was, admittedly, a little predictable, but was still definitely a great movie to watch with friends. Some great laughs! :)
Emma Stone is a very promising comedy actress...her role in Easy A is played with perfection - very believable. This film is very easy to watch, where it is light on original story and characters, it is heavy in comedy and John Hughe's tributes. You could certianly do much worse than this film. 6.5/10 - 3 Stars
I enjoyed this film, from the little white lie to the way it unfolded. Emma Stone was a talented tour de force, it was great. She was witty and ultimately heart warming in a way that is unheard of in teen coming of age flicks.
It's a funny, engaging comedy that takes the familiar but underrated Emma Stone and makes her, I believe, a star.
It's easy to come up with a grade for this high-school movie – A.
Arguably the best teen comedy since Clueless, it's easy to give this one an A. Well, A-.
A sharp teen comedy about a girl who pretends she isn't a virgin boasts a top-notch performance from Emma Stone
A high school romp that turns a stale genre upside down with sly wit and sharp satire.
We've been told the NZ release date for this flick is Thursday, 2nd Dec 2010.
Release date: December 2nd 2010.
We haven't received times for this movie in this location yet. However these are updated as cinemas announce them, so check back soon. Hopefully the lovely cinemas in your location will choose to play it shortly. ~Ed.
