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The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
Directed by Stephen Chbosky
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Overview
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991. High school freshman Charlie is a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until two senior students, Sam and her stepbrother Patrick, become his mentors, helping him discover the joys of friendship, music and love.
Rated PG-13 | Length 103 minutes
Actors
Logan Lerman | Emma Watson | Ezra Miller | Mae Whitman | Kate Walsh | Dylan McDermott | Melanie Lynskey | Nina Dobrev | Johnny Simmons | Joan Cusack | Paul Rudd | Nicholas Braun | Reece Thompson | Patrick de Ledebur | Brian Balzerini | Tom Kruszewski | Julia Garner | Tom Savini | Emily Marie Callaway | Chelsea Zhang | Jesse Scheirer | Justine Nicole Schaefer | Julie Marie Schaefer | Leo Miles Farmerie | Isabel Muschweck | Adam Hagenbuch | Erin Wilhelmi | Jordan Paley | Zane Holtz | Timothy Breslin | Mark McClain Wilson | Atticus Cain | Stacy Chbosky | Dihlon McManne | Laurie Klatscher | Landon Pigg | Jennifer Enskat | William L. Thomas | Morgan Wolk | Joe Fishel
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/16/2013 | TV | Streaming | Video on Demand | 4.5 stars |
| (Average) 4.5 stars |
Viewing Notes
A trailer that I hated turned out to be for a movie that I now love. A giant mashup of cliches, contemplative pauses and sudden, deep insights from every character, PERKS works because of a deep vein of sincerity running through it. Each beat works and works well. The movie is so good at using the familiar to its emotional advantage, it turns live performances of THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, something in and of itself eye-rollingly trite, into something tender and precious. Some of the characters, settings and moments are familiar, some are not; but the lack of pretension means that the emotional consequences of each rings true. This one is going to age quite well.
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