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35 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Arizona RepublicArizona RepublicThis is the kind of movie about teenagers that an adult audience should embrace. It's simply that good, and Stone is nothing short of wonderful.
- 88Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertChicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertIt's a funny, engaging comedy that takes the familiar but underrated Emma Stone and makes her, I believe, a star.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttThe Hollywood ReporterKirk HoneycuttA high school romp that turns a stale genre upside down with sly wit and sharp satire.
- 78Austin ChronicleKimberley JonesAustin ChronicleKimberley JonesA surprisingly warmhearted examination of hypocrisy and social insecurity, unlikely camaraderie and stutter-stepped formation of adult identity.
- 75Orlando SentinelRoger MooreOrlando SentinelRoger MooreThe ghost of John Hughes smiles upon Easy A, a film that freely and giddily borrows from and pays tribute to Hughes' famous Holy Trinity of '80s teen angst comedies.
- 70VarietyVarietyWhat this high school morality fable really recalls is "Clueless" -- a comedy of very contemporary ill manners drawn from classic literature, an immersion in the young-adult lexicon and a potentially career-making showcase for its lead actress, Emma Stone.
- 70New York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinNew York Magazine (Vulture)David EdelsteinLisa Kudrow does a dazzling turn as a guidance counselor who's a flickering mixture of sympathy and narcissism. But the movie belongs to Stone, that gorgeous, husky-voiced redhead.
- 67Entertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEntertainment WeeklyOwen GleibermanEasy A has some agreeable fast banter, but it's so self-consciously stylized that it wears you out.
- 50Village VoiceMelissa AndersonVillage VoiceMelissa AndersonAs far as teen comedies informed by 10th-grade English syllabi go, Easy A, partly inspired by "The Scarlet Letter," is remedial ed compared with "Clueless" and "10 Things I Hate About You."
- 40Time OutJoshua RothkopfTime OutJoshua RothkopfThe script, credited to one Bert V. Royal, seems to have been run through an out-of-control sass machine (seriously, it'll make you appreciate Diablo Cody's tact).