The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Follows the story Charlie a freshmen on the outside of High School but ends up being part of a group of friends in their senior year and falls in love with Sam played by Emma Watson. It might seem that you have heard the story before, boy meets girl etc or even seen a million coming of age stories but this is worth making it one million and one. It deals with more then just your average coming of age story and seems more real then most as it deals with problems that not everybody goes through but yet no matter your age or era you went to school you cant help but identify with certain points in the movie. It might not be the big box office smash and earn millions in tickets sales but as with most of these types of films it will find its audience and a loyal one at that, and thats were it will make its money and more so its place in movie history. Some films are fireworks bang and then they are gone and some are slow burners and this one is just being lit. Its nice to see Emma Watson and Paul Rudd do something you don't expect them to but the film belongs to Logan Leman, who plays Charlie. Even if you spent money at the cinema you wouldn’t have seen it as wasted money but you have to be warned its not a light hearted glee fest of high school and deals with the trials of tribulations that can happen in high school these days or even in the nighties where “perks” is set although this is done subtly and isn’t a era cliche laden film like “Hot Tub Time Machine”. It centers on the characters and is done very well it might not be everybody's cup of tea given the serious issues covered but a more relatable coming of age film to most teens then the awful “Twilight” films. Yet at the same time people of an older generation should be able to empathize with the film and enjoy it for what it is.

Verdict: Will be a classic when its found its audience, or to the point when it's audience finds it.