High school circa 2010 is leaner and meaner than it used to be, and the iconoclasts of Pretty In Pink or Some Kind Of Wonderful would have a hard time escaping the all-seeing eye of social networking today. The nimble and funny Easy A, directed by Will Gluck, alludes to Say Anything and '80s John Hughes movies in its tale of a high school loner named Olive (Emma Stone) whose choice to falsely portray herself as easy by pretending to hook up with outcasts has unintended consequences. Emma Stone has lit up small roles in Superbad and Zombieland and thoroughly owns the proceedings here, creating a smart, funny, individual of a teen who's easy to root for even as her decisions become more questionable. The movie keeps the jokes coming fast enough that it's easy to overlook an unfortunate turn to melodrama when a guidance counselor (Lisa Kudrow) gets involved in Olive's problems; if Easy A shares a subtext with, say, The Breakfast Club it's in the irrelevance of parents to high school drama. Olive's parents (Patricia Clarkson and Stanley Tucci, both having a great time) are wonderfully liberal and supportive but haven't a clue what's going on with their daughter until near the end. The rest of a talented supporting cast is wasted to a degree, as talented players are trapped in roles that turn out pretty much like you'd expect. An overqualified Amanda Bynes fares best as Olive's Christian nemesis while Penn Badgely (Cute Guy) and Thomas Haden Church (Cool Teacher) remain at the fringes.
Easy A is honest enough to suggest that marginalized high school students are capable of being just as mean as the popular crowd, but I'm not sure the movie has more big ideas on its mind except regarding Facebook as gossip on steroids. Stone's way with a joke means the outcome isn't in much doubt, but Olive is worthy of a Saturday detention with her kindred spirits from the '80s.
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