The Perks of Being a Wallflower (Rated PG-13)
- Starring Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, Ezra Miller
- Directed by Stephen Chbosky
- Plot: An awkward and introverted young man starts high school and gets befriended by two seniors who pull him out of his shell.
I’m a sucker for a coming of age movie, and I have to admit that while I really enjoyed “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”, it was also a hard movie to watch as I so strongly related to the title character.
Charlie (Logan Lerman) is nervous about starting high school, and his first day, the only connection he makes is with his English teacher (Paul Rudd). Later, Charlie befriends step-siblings Sam (Emma Watson) and Patick (Ezra Miller). Sam and Patrick take him to a party where Charlie eats a pot brownie. While under the influence, Charlie tells Sam that his best friend committed suicide the year before. She and Patrick make Charlie a part of their group. Charlie starts to feel accepted, but he is still haunted by memories of his past – memories that won’t stay buried.
“The Perks of Being a Wallflower” benefits from having Chbosky write the screenplay and direct his own novel. No one knows these characters better than he does, and with the talented cast he put together, the movie is both a joy to watch and yet extremely heartbreaking, too.
Emma Watson proves she is much more than Hermione Granger with the strongest post-Potter performance of any of her co-stars. Logan Lerman gives the performance of his young career, and if the movie gets seen by the right people, this could be a star-making turn for Ezra Miller.
“The Perks of Being a Wallflower” is possibly the best “coming of age” movie of the of the last decade or so.
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