Review of Easy A

There are many things that seem out of place in the movie - Emma's more nuanced personality not matching that of a straight A student in a teen comedy , one dimensional bible toting characters almost depicted as caricatures and a weird relationship between a mature teacher and student stand out. However Emma manages to fill these holes really well and you empathize to the tricky situations she finds herself in. The screenplay despite being constrained by the tropes of the genre is consistently entertaining and manages to integrate elements of the 'the scarlet letter' story really well. While you can fully shake the dissonance between the nuanced and slapstick elements of the movie it provides enough moments to remain more memorable than the run of mill teen comedy.