Official Movie Website Theatrical Release 09/172010 Home Video Not Available MPAA Rating Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements involving teen sexuality, language and some drug material Running Time 92 Minutes Genre Comedy, Drama Director Will Gluck Writer Bert V. Royal Cast Emma Stone, Penn Badgley, Amanda Bynes, Thomas Haden Church, Patricia Clarkson, Cam Gigandet, Lisa Kudrow, Malcolm MacDowell, Aly Michalka, Stanley Tucci Studio Screen Gems |
EASY A (2010)
SYNOPSIS
When a clean cut high school girl (Emma Stone) does a
favor to help out her best friend, rumors get started
and she finds her life paralleling Hester Prynne’s in
“The Scarlet Letter,” which she is currently studying in
school – until she decides to use the gossip to advance
her social and financial standing.
. --© Screen Gems
When a clean cut high school girl (Emma Stone) does a
favor to help out her best friend, rumors get started
and she finds her life paralleling Hester Prynne’s in
“The Scarlet Letter,” which she is currently studying in
school – until she decides to use the gossip to advance
her social and financial standing.
. --© Screen Gems
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The up and coming beautiful Emma Stone (Superbad, Zombieland) has proved she can hold her own as the
lead in the satirical teen comedy, Easy A. With a new age spin on Hawthorne’s classic The Scarlet Letter,
Easy A reminds audiences about the trials and tribulations of a young girl in high school. Easy A is a mix
between three generations of high school comedies; Can’t Buy Me Love meets Clueless meets Mean
Girls. Olive (Emma Stone) is a high school student who has always blended into the background until she
decides to lie to her best friend Rhianna (Aly Michalka) about losing her virginity to a college guy. The
schools Bible thumping Marianne (Amanda Brynes) overhears Olive tell Rhianna the lie and in moments
text messages are flying and the whole school knows about Olive’s indiscretion. Olive’s popularity
skyrockets in just a matter of minutes and no one will listen to her when she tries to tell them the rumor is
all a lie. Obviously one lie leads to many lies and shortly after the spread of the rumors Olive begins to
dress the part sporting a big red A on the front of her sexy attire. Olive soon realizes what it feels like to
be ostracized by everyone in the school and with the help of her 7th grade crush Woodchuck Chuck (Penn
Badgley) she is able to turn things around. The personal narrative is very clever and it allows the audience
to personally connect with the lead. Appearances by acting greats Stanely Tucci and Patricia Clarkson as
the trusting unconventional parents of Olive are hilarious. The story moves quickly and it is very
refreshing to see a teen comedy where the teens are surprised by someone having sexual relations
rather than portraying sex is the cool thing to do.
lead in the satirical teen comedy, Easy A. With a new age spin on Hawthorne’s classic The Scarlet Letter,
Easy A reminds audiences about the trials and tribulations of a young girl in high school. Easy A is a mix
between three generations of high school comedies; Can’t Buy Me Love meets Clueless meets Mean
Girls. Olive (Emma Stone) is a high school student who has always blended into the background until she
decides to lie to her best friend Rhianna (Aly Michalka) about losing her virginity to a college guy. The
schools Bible thumping Marianne (Amanda Brynes) overhears Olive tell Rhianna the lie and in moments
text messages are flying and the whole school knows about Olive’s indiscretion. Olive’s popularity
skyrockets in just a matter of minutes and no one will listen to her when she tries to tell them the rumor is
all a lie. Obviously one lie leads to many lies and shortly after the spread of the rumors Olive begins to
dress the part sporting a big red A on the front of her sexy attire. Olive soon realizes what it feels like to
be ostracized by everyone in the school and with the help of her 7th grade crush Woodchuck Chuck (Penn
Badgley) she is able to turn things around. The personal narrative is very clever and it allows the audience
to personally connect with the lead. Appearances by acting greats Stanely Tucci and Patricia Clarkson as
the trusting unconventional parents of Olive are hilarious. The story moves quickly and it is very
refreshing to see a teen comedy where the teens are surprised by someone having sexual relations
rather than portraying sex is the cool thing to do.
By Brenda Ladd
