Film, Easy A-2010 ( Review)

So, we've had Mean Girls with it's Regina Georgeified evil schemes, and it's Lohan narrated follow through, and what made us love it? Exactly that. It's simplicity in contrast with the fun high school events and holiday songs. But what put Mean Girls on the map, was it's brilliance in exposing the high school cliques which were obviously stereotyped,  and doubly stereotyping Lindsay Lohan's character as the unpopular smart new kid from Africa! Let's take a moment to remember how great this film was and the fast paced story line was just what the doctor recommended  in bleak 2004, where video's and video players still existed.

Now 2010, presented Easy A, a sharp, parody of Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter,  which commercializes Penn Badgley in the trailer, but debuts Emma Stone, who some of you may recognize from House Bunny(2008) as the head of the abysmal sorority with a scary fondness for sci-fi.  Badgely's appearance in Easy A is minimal, and most of us expected more from the Gossip Girl Gorgeous Geek, but it doesn't matter, because he is upstaged by Olive Penderghast (Stone) who has an unbelievably 'girl you wanna be friends with' kinda personality. She's funny as well as pleasingly sarcastic, and smart, which for a teen movie, is short lived.

Jamming to Natasha Bedingfield's 'Pocketful Of Sunshine' in her room, Olive attempts to avoid a weird weekend camping trip with a friend and her parents. So she lies about a weekend date, and her lie to cover up the lie, was even more terribly put across than her first lie, as she spits out that she has a secret lover. Her lies get bigger and better, until she is overheard in the girls bathroom. Marrianne (Amanda Bynes) the leader of the schools Christian group spreads obscene, exaggerated rumours about Olive through the corridors. 'You've made your bed... I just hope for your sake, you've cleaned the sheets.'
This is not the only annoying comment Olive receives, as her reputation is trashed and her blazé attitude about the fake rumors begins to affect her social life as this becomes a full blown scandal. 

Contrary to popular belief, Olive claims that she continues the lies due to the fact that she does it to help other's reputation, like her gay friends, whilst trashing her own. Nonetheless, this is an contemporary teen movie, not to be missed. With a red head front runner, and Penn Badgley alongside Amanda Byne's funny fakeness, this is up on the top shelf with Mean Girls and Clueless. No rollin with the homies, but a fresh and successful take on running your high school solely on reputation. So you'd have to watch this to understand why A is for Awesome, not Adulteress. 

** Easy A is posted on YouTube- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDNgBYj-YQc- Enjoy **