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DVDecember 2019 (36 movies items)"Re-watch - Dec. 3rd I hadn't seen Easy A since its release, so clearly it was time to revisit it. I still really appreciate the smart script, and the performances are excellent across the board. Watching it again though I no longer felt it earned my previous rating of 9/10 so I've adjusted my rating. Everything is resolved a little too easily, which somehow didn't bother me the first time around. But it's still a fun movie that I'll revisit every so often. Just a thought: If I could have picke"
“Admittedly, I'm a bit biased when it comes to Emma Stone. I think she's a downright marvelous actress. She's proven she can handle just about any material that is thrown at her and do so seemingly effortlessly. That being said, I was a bit wary and going backward in her filmography and checking out "Easy A". How could I fairly judge what seemed to be a teenage dramedy (Stone bias notwithstanding) in light of the material she'd taken on since her stellar rise to fame? Despite these misgivings, I took on the task because, hell, at least it wasn't her voiceover turn in Marmaduke, right?
The plot seems simple on the surface: A young girl's lie spirals out of control and she is labeled as more than promiscuous by her peers. In spite of this, she ardently (and selflessly) embraces th” read more
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My Top 10 Other Favourite Comedies (10 movies items)"It's kind of a modern retelling of The Scarlet Letter. It's about an insignificant girl in high school who, through one simple lie about losing her virginity, gets a reputation for being easy, which soon spirals out of control. But instead of letting the rumours bother her, she decides to have some fun with them, embracing her new slutty image. It's a funny and thoughtful look at finding an identity, and eventually taking responsibility for it. Of course there's also an honest, caring relationsh"
