The Perks of Being a Wallflower: There's a LOT of Them

For my next movie, I picked, The Perks of Being a Wallflower. This movie was recently released on DVD and I promise its worth the watch, but make sure you have tissues at the ready.

The movie starts with the introduction to Charlie, a young teenager who clearly has a lot on his mind. The entire story is being told through letters that Charlie writes to an anonymous friend. He is starting his first year of high school and within the first few weeks he meets two friends that will change everything for him. Sam and Patrick befriend Charlie and from that, a high school year full of love, drugs, and Rocky Horror Picture Show affect Charlie's life in ways he didn't know possible.

As someone who read the book, I was pleasantly surprised (I'm usually not with book to movie adaptations). This surprise may be due to the fact that the author of the book also directed the movie. Logan Lerman (Charlie), Emma Watson (Sam), and Ezra Miller (Patrick) add so much life to characters that are from a book with several heavy themes and crucial life messages. The acting in this film full of such young actors and actresses is superb. A cast of supporting characters played by more seasoned actors (such as Paul Rudd, Kate Walsh, and Dylan McDermott) adds to this dramatic film, but Lerman, Watson, and Miller still shine.

Final Review: See it. Bring Tissues. Attempt to look past the bad fake American accent Emma Watson tries to put on. Its worth it.