The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)

Why so much hype?

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

if their story seems completely bonkers, almost like a feverish work of fiction, you ain't heard nothing yet.

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

A good sound track in a film in my opinion can make a good movie great and this film takes it a step further making a great movie near perfect. the film does a poor job of making it completely clear what year it takes place in and I had to google it to check after a famous David Bowie song came on and none of the characters had heard it before or knew who it was. I can't say if its the direction or the acting or a combination of both, but i felt as the characters did in every major plot point. Few films have made me feel this many emotions in a hour and forty-five minutes. I have never felt compelled to write a review about a film before and perhaps its simply to do with the fact that i went into this film with low exceptions and came out singing its praises but I was truly blown away. My only compliant is that i was taken out of the film every once and a while because I kept having to pause the film to google the cast as i kept recognising a lot of the cast but couldn't say from where. this includes the main actor being Percy Jackson in the film of the same name "Patrick" being the flash in justice league and of course Emma Watson and Paul Rudd among others.In conclusion this is a must see. P.S. I ranted a little forgive me.

The Perks of Being A Wallflower is a 2012 Romantic Drama/Indie film starring Logan Lerman,Erza Miller and Emma Watson and tells the tale about an introvert named Charlie(played by Logan Lerman) who goes to high school and is constantly being bullied non stop as he has no friends ,girlfriend nothing until one day he met a guy called Patrick(Ezra Miller) and a free spirited woman named Sam(Emma Watson sporting an American accent) who happens to be Patrick's sister and eventually the 3 of them become best mates till Charlie starts to fall for Sam who like Charlie is hiding a painful secret too as like Charlie she was abused by her own uncle sexually along with Charlie who was also abused as a kid. Overall I enjoyed this film sure I had Emma Watson in my head as Hermoine Granger and Belle but she was good as Sam,the plot is quite dark and deals with some serious issues such as mental illnesses,bullying,sexual harassments,suicide, coming out etc. Also stars Paul Rudd,Kate Walsh, Mae Whitman and a cameo with Joan Cussack I give it a B-

The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a well-executed adaptation of the 1999 novel of the same name with great performance from Lerman, Watson and Miller. With a crisp script and precise direction from Chbosky who also penned the novel, the film achieves a great storytelling standpoint supported with great acting and great movie craftsmanship. Overall, the movie is a great and excellent take of the novel it is based on.

8.0? Really??? NO NO NO! I am 100% convinced that many of the 10 star reviews here are written by people working for the company that made this film. That's why I'm giving this 1 star, to compensate, because really this movie should score 5 or maybe 5.5. I hate it when commercial incentives ruin a scoring system like this, although I can't say I'm surprised. As for the movie, it is mediocre. Not bad, not good. But just read some of the 5 star reviews here, they mostly explain this movie correctly. I'm not going to bother.