Easy A, I was in for a fun little highschool comedy after the few recent movies I watched and this delivered more than I expected with some really fun and creative dialog writing. Combined with some great acting and you've got a perfectly fun movie.
Directing, if anything it's a pretty looking movie with most shots being at the golden hour, some fun little creative bits here and there. The pacing is great and it flies by as it should.
Writing, mostly dialog writing. It's refreshing to have a smart script here and dialog you actually want to listen to in a comedy of this style, as it's not the usual hur-dur but it actually have clever comebacks and smart jokes. The parent, oh wow, the jokes for the parent just hit it for me. The dad is incredibly funny and the delivery of the lines was just perfect. There's so many little ''throw away'' lines that jus click for me and made it really enjoyable. The writing especially makes our main character stand out from the bunch being a bit more geeky than ordinary. Which helped a lot for the story.
Acting and characters. Stone is fantastic, I have to admit I really have not seen a lot from here and it's bound to change because she shows quite the range and just ongoing charisma in this that is unmistakably infectious. Side characters just as good and do their part, special shout out to Tucci though, and Armisen was a fun surprise to see, always owns his roles. Church was fun to see too but his storyline was a bit meh and I don't think he did much with the character either.
Music, lots of it, almost never any downtime. Helps with the pace, but does veer into the territory of ''cheating'' and disconnects you a little from some more intimate moments or smaller moments. That said, it's a lovably nostalgic score that I've grown to like more and more. Power of nostalgia I guess.
Story, typical highs and lows, nothing groundbreaking. Romance is a bit forced but okay in the end.
Fun entertaining movie.
Directing, if anything it's a pretty looking movie with most shots being at the golden hour, some fun little creative bits here and there. The pacing is great and it flies by as it should.
Writing, mostly dialog writing. It's refreshing to have a smart script here and dialog you actually want to listen to in a comedy of this style, as it's not the usual hur-dur but it actually have clever comebacks and smart jokes. The parent, oh wow, the jokes for the parent just hit it for me. The dad is incredibly funny and the delivery of the lines was just perfect. There's so many little ''throw away'' lines that jus click for me and made it really enjoyable. The writing especially makes our main character stand out from the bunch being a bit more geeky than ordinary. Which helped a lot for the story.
Acting and characters. Stone is fantastic, I have to admit I really have not seen a lot from here and it's bound to change because she shows quite the range and just ongoing charisma in this that is unmistakably infectious. Side characters just as good and do their part, special shout out to Tucci though, and Armisen was a fun surprise to see, always owns his roles. Church was fun to see too but his storyline was a bit meh and I don't think he did much with the character either.
Music, lots of it, almost never any downtime. Helps with the pace, but does veer into the territory of ''cheating'' and disconnects you a little from some more intimate moments or smaller moments. That said, it's a lovably nostalgic score that I've grown to like more and more. Power of nostalgia I guess.
Story, typical highs and lows, nothing groundbreaking. Romance is a bit forced but okay in the end.
Fun entertaining movie.