The film is for one interesting for its cast, the three leads of the film manage to be charming and sincere in their roles as adorable yet deeply flawed characters, Emma Watson and Ezra Miller shine as Charlies insecure yet funny friends. Emma Watson truly manages to take a character which could easily become superficial and two dimensional, and adds an insecurity and a depth to what is her first major film role since the end of the Harry Potter series. And Ezra Miller plays Emma Watson, or more correctly Sam's gay and sensitive stepbrother.
The novel is very unusual in it being an epistolary novel, rather than trying to replicate this format, the film uses the essence of this format, without needing to explain exactly why Charlie is writing these letters, yet his letters act as a form of narration, which i feel is smart. The film is noteworthy in that the director is Stephen Chbosky, author of the original, i feel that this comes across in the movie, as the treatment of the story and the diversions that the script makes from the original shows a sure handling and a director who truly knows the source material and the deviations necessary to make the film palatable for a film audience and not for the format to feel 'forced'.
Overall this is a feel good serio-comedy with strong performances from its lead actors and a really good soundtrack, (much like Mr Mudd's last hit film Juno, which i gather most of you have seen) and which overall is entertaining and fun, yet which portrays a strong method and which shows us an insight into the lives of disparate and misfit teenagers, much like me! Rating: A-
Charlie:
Right now we are alive and in this moment I swear we are infinite.
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