{"id":3436,"date":"2016-06-18T11:04:20","date_gmt":"2016-06-18T15:04:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=3436"},"modified":"2025-11-13T19:30:25","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T00:30:25","slug":"the-perks-of-being-a-wallflower-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=3436","title":{"rendered":"The Perks of Being a Wallflower-2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The Perks Of Being\u00a0A Wallflower-2012<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Director Stephen Chbosky<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring Logan Lerman, Emma Watson\u00a0 \u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scott&#8217;s Review #415<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/70243461.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3437\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/70243461-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"70243461\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/70243461-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/70243461.jpg 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reviewed June 18, 2016<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: A-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) is a coming-of-age gem of a film.<\/p>\n<p>It reminds me of a strange combination of The Ice Storm (1997), Donnie Darko (1999), and American Beauty (1999), but a bit more straightforward and less weird than those films.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps with a bit of The Breakfast Club (1985) thrown in for a lighter touch.<\/p>\n<p>This movie felt very real to me and not like the typical high school schmaltz usually crowding the cinemas these days. It&#8217;s dark at times but also humorous and well-written.<\/p>\n<p>Each teen in the group of friends has demons to face and complex, intricately written characters. All are insecure in some form and many teen issues are addressed, in a mature, sensitive way.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s nice to see Emma Watson breaking away from her Harry Potter image.<\/p>\n<p>The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) is a character-driven treat worth seeing.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Independent Spirit Award Nominations: 1 win-<\/strong>Best First Feature <strong>(won)<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Perks Of Being\u00a0A Wallflower-2012 Director Stephen Chbosky Starring Logan Lerman, Emma Watson\u00a0 \u00a0 Scott&#8217;s Review #415 Reviewed June 18, 2016 Grade: A- The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012) is a coming-of-age gem of a film. 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