Sleazy "A"

Easy A should be renamed "Sleazy A".  Emma Stone stayed in character throughout the entire film, yet at the same time I am glad I didn't spend a penny on the film.  Good thing it was a loaner from the library.


Although the movie tried to depict a hodge-podge of cheesy '80s flicks with all of its innuendo and the Scarlet Letter, it did more damage than good.  I have no idea why in the world IMDB gave the film 7.1 stars out of 10.  To me, I understand the film was about not judging another person for their actions and still be friends with our friends no matter what the circumstances call for.  But I almost get the feeling the film is mocking social behaviors and the lessons Nathaniel Hawthorne was trying to convey when he wrote his book. 

Gossip is a horrible way to end a friend's good reputation.  No one will know the truth of what happened, except the parties involved with the gossiping - meaning the person who started the rumor, and the people stated in the rumors.  In society today, gossiping is easy.  There are a myriad of ways to begin a lie.  There's text messages, Facebook, blogs, emails, simple phone calls.  Director Will Gluck passionately got that point across.  The hardest part in life is undoing a lie.  Life is better, and easier, once you've told the truth...even if no one believes in you. 

I can do without all the sex innuendos, the teen parties, and the language in this film.  The idea was noble, the presentation was not.  I give this film 1.5 stars out of 5.