The Perks of the Movie I Saw Last Tuesday - A Film Review

    As a high school student making minimum wage, no day is a more glorious occasion than cheap movie day at the cinema. After my friend and I filled our bellies with the thrifty choice of Mongolian Village we set off to see The Perks Of Being a Wallflower. Without spoiling the ending I will spoil the expectation that it is anything like the trailer. However, it was very authentic to the original novel from 1999; this was thanks to the fact that Stephen Chbosky, the author, was also the film's screenplay writer and the director. If you haven't read this renowned book, a warning it is very sad - so sad in fact that if you leave the theater and you aren't ugly crying you may not have a heart. Fortunately, unlike many gloomy movies, the ending is anything but cliche and expected, but that's all I'll give away. The biggest criticism I have for this piece is the poor casting choices for the lead characters. I suspect someone upstairs simply wanted to throw Emma Watson's name on their movie poster, as she did not deliver the character of Sam with any justice. The soundtrack was great, with risk of posing as wanna-be-hipster. All these factors lead to a Rotten Tomato rating of 86% and an audience rating average of 95%. My friend and I were among the majority and I highly recommend seeing this piece, if only on cheap Tuesday.

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