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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
2012
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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Negative reviews
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Average Rating
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3.5
Itll bring you back, itll move you forward and itll change your opinion on just how good a film like this can truly be.
We Got This Covered
4.8
The Perks of Being a Wallflower will not be for everyone teenage dramas are typically lightweight because many viewers resist attempts to treat young ..
We Got This Covered
2.5
Ripe dramatic material, but Chbosky surrounds his hurting characters with the cinematic equivalent of a hug circle which is sweet, but rather antithet ..
Austin Chronicle
3.0
But that inexperience in itself lends an irresistible guilelessness to this adolescent love letter, as do the delicate performances from its adorable ..
Time Out
2.0
You can feel Chboskys blood, sweat and tears oozing out of this highly personal project, but that holy trinity of fluids isnt enough to wash away the ..
Time Out
4.5
Lerman could be faulted for being almost too withdrawn as the titular wallflower, projecting a sweetness that doesnt always hint at the characters hid ..
Screen Daily
4.4
It offers the rare pleasure of an author directing his own book, and doing it well.
Rogerebert
4.0
Teenage wallflowers, past and present alike, will feel tingles of recognition, and pure pleasure.
Telegraph
4.0
With Lerman punching a little above his weight class, and Chbosky an able but not outstanding director, the films occasional jumps into melodrama does ..
Cinema Blend
3.0
Though the film is set in early 90s Pittsburgh, its lacking the creative details required of a classic.
Ny Daily News
4.0
I really hope audiences give THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER a chance, as it deserves being recognized for what it is a truly great little film.
JoBlo
4.0
The Perks of Being a Wallflower successfully balances touching drama, charming performances, and a challenging storyline with a proficiency that will ..
Screen Rant
2.5
Perks doesnt mess with the formula here, though it somewhat ups the ante.
The Globe And Mail
3.8
Lerman, who plays the least expressive of the three principals, does a fine job at suggesting the active inner life of an externally inexpressive yout ..
Philly
3.1
Night Comes On director talks about shooting in Philly, and falling in love with the city.Night Comes On director talks about shooting in Philly, and ..
Philly
4.0
In voiceover entries in his diary, Charlie (Logan Lerman) confesses his hopes and apprehensions about his transition into high school in 1991 where he ..
Spirituality And Practice
4.4
But what makes it work and close to a classic is the idea that even after its gotten better, well want to warm to the best moments of our adolescent p ..
Rogers Movie Nation
2.5
The film rings inauthentic throughout as just so much goo, but despite all its missteps it doesnt ring completely false till the third act where it wr ..
Sover
2.5
Although gifted a trio of inspired performances from the lead actors, Wallflower is a muddled creation blessed with unique emotional sincerity, yet cu ..
Blu Ray
3.1
Chbosky balances mildly funny with warmly wistful throughout and keeps the movie on an even keel, without ever burrowing deeper.
Combust Ible Celluloid
3.5
This big screen adaptation, written and directed by Chbosky, doesnt advance the source material, though it preserves the books sensitive tone and affe ..
Chicago Reader
4.4
If the setup of this lovely little film is the long slog of confusion and anguish in adolescence, then its heart is the series of moments within that ..
Mark Reviews Movies
4.5
This profound story of love and friendship is apparently fiction, but it sure comes across with the power of a true story. It seems a lot truer to me ..
Lariat
3.8
To use an already overused but no less comforting expression: it gets better.
Eric Ds Nider
3.5
The three have solid chemistry between them regardless of whatever the individual one on one interactions might be among them.
Screen It
3.8
And thats reflected in performances that leave the feeling youve seen something good and true.
Rolling Stone
4.0
And the way the characters confront these themes is both resonant and provocative.
Shadows On The Wall
4.0
The View London Review out ofstarsRunning time:minsWritten and directed by Stephen Chbosky (adapting his own novel), The Perks of Being A Wallflower i ..
View London
3.8
The film makes all that make perfect sense in a way very few movies in its genre do.
News Day
3.2
Perks shows that Harry Potter star Emma Watson can stand on her own.
Cs Monitor
2.5
Filmmaker Stephen Chbosky, repurposing his popular young adult book and his own youth for his directorial debut, delivers a mildly entertaining coming ..
Film Journal
4.0
There is an honesty to The Perks of Being a Wallflower, a genuineness of experience that makes the movie soar when it just as easily could have stumbl ..
Az Central
4.4
The time period is hazy, maybe the mid 1990s, and while the sex and drugs and rock n roll may shock a few parents in the audience, their kids (and pos ..
Boston
4.5
Much of it is quite funny and all of it is life affirming (in the best sense of that term), but it isnt without its bittersweet side.
Mountain X
2.5
Adequately directed by Chbosky, the movie relies heavily on music and the appeal of its too old for high school cast.
Npr
4.4
A beautifully acted, intelligent, warmly rendered trip down nostalgia lane.
Star Tribune
2.0
The movie has its moments of soap opera excitement, but it has all the substance of a teenage strop, and none of the energy.
Guardian
2.0
Its easy to be snippy about this sort of wholesome drama, all tied up neatly by a hokey revelation in time for the ride home.
Guardian
5.0
No film maker has captured with more sensitivity the hell and heaven of being a teenager.Its sweet but not sickly, cute but not sentimental.
Daily Mail
4.5
type Book Current Status In Season We gave it an A In high school movies, everyone is looking for someone to date; friendship is whats taken for grant ..
Ew
5.0
This is a truly incredible film, and one I cant wait to re watch time and time again.
Cinema Crazed
4.5
Even though Charlies carrying around a pretty big childhood secret and battling a mental illness thats in abeyance but not quite conquered, he feels m ..
Salon
4.0
Its romance regarding the significance of teen experience might not work on everyone, but its earnestness, wit and stirring music ought to leave few h ..
Flim List
4.0
Like the average teen, The Perks Of Being A Wallflower is often clumsy and awkward.
Empire
4.0
For added pleasure, Chbosky includes them all in an amusing tribute to the enduring appeal of The Rock Horror Picture Show.
Susang Ranger
3.1
Well intentioned but lazy, The Perks of Being a Wallflower is an honest if familiar look at kids that doesnt cover a lot of fresh ground about teenage ..
Observer
4.0
But it feels strangely modern for a story set in the early 1990s (the cultural references say as much), and Charlies stunning revelation in the end is ..
Common Sense Media
4.4
Blow job jokes are more common than curse words.Perks doesnt treat its audience members like children, so parents shouldnt let their children go.
Movies
1.3
Its impassioned, heart on sleeve rhetoric, but it remains, chiefly, rhetoricspewed, screamed, and sobbed endlessly by a cast of talented young actors ..
Slant Magazine
3.0
Its over familiar stuff and the characters talk in pretentious teen speak (I feel infinite) but scenes and characters linger in the memory.
Express
3.5
The Perks of Being a Wallflower may eventually flatline, but it works as a memoir on the power of friendship and its time and place make it soundtrack ..
Reeling Reviews
4.5
Aside from offering a prime showcase to Harry Potters Emma Watson... and her male costars, the movie manages to capture the books deeply felt emotions ..
Blogs Indie Wire
3.5
The template for high school movies hasnt changed much in the past 25 years, so anyone familiar with the works of John Hughes and Amy Heckerling will ..
Las Vegas Weekly
3.0
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Total Film
3.8
Fans of the book should be pleased with how the cinematic translation has fared.
ReelViews
2.5
Taking on an American accent and a character whos far less assertive than Harry Potters Hermione, Watson gives an adequate but not quite memorable tur ..
Hollywood Reporter
4.0
Blocking scenes and setting up shots are technical skills that can be learned, but the artistry involved in conjuring emotion is what separates great ..
The Atlantic
4.0
Its a movie that is genuinely tender about the power and rawness of these first trials of friendship and love.If its sentimental, and even sententious ..
Standard
3.5
That requires a more nuanced level of acting and the core cast is very adept at pulling it off.
Los Angeles Times
3.8
Here, truly, is the best and worst of being young, the thrill of puberty and the agony of the feet.
Groucho Reviews
4.2
Benedict Cumberbatch Wants You To Know He *Is* The Motherf*cking Grinch The Grinch star takes Mike Ryan through the final scenes of Avengers: Infinity ..
Hit Fix
5.0
The end result is a solid little drama that falls just short of greatness, although, by that same token, the films proliferation of engaging elements ..
Reel Film
2.5
But Watson doesnt seem comfortable playing an average teen struggling to live a life less ordinary.
The Star
3.8
But I walked out of the theater mostly elated, because this terrific little comedy drama is first and foremost a celebration of the way the right high ..
Oregon Live
4.5
Charlies journey is beautifully conveyed and its done without sentimentality.
Urban Cine File
3.8
Accomplishing such a lofty goal without coming off as contrived or insipid is no simple task, but with a smart, skillfully constructed screenplay that ..
Movies Tv Guide
1.5
THE PERKS OF BEING A WALLFLOWER General HERES one that will really make members of Generation X feel old.
The Age
3.5
Teen angst is a well worn topic on screen, and prone to both critical dismissal (Stephenie Meyers Twilight series) and captivation (John Hughes The Br ..
The Age
5.0
...parents and teens might not want to watch it together, but they sure will want to talk about it afterwards.
Maki At The Movies
4.1
Published on Sep 21, 2012 Perks of Being a Wallflower starring Logan Lerman, Emma Watson and Ezra Miller is reviewed by Christy Lemire (AP critic) Alo ..
You Tube
4.5
Lerman impressed before in middling movies (Hoot, Percy Jackson and the Olympians), but this nuanced performance is something special.
Tamp A Bay
3.8
I just wish Chbosky had changed that terrible title for the movie.
New York Post
3.8
The book and movies key line, We accept the love we think we deserve, rings true in any age.
Red Eye Chicago
3.8
Thankfully, it manages to avoid the teen movie and high school movie cliches of the modern multiplex.
Cleve Land
4.4
With its final graceful notes, The Perks of Being a Wallflower has captured a deserved place for itself as one of the truest coming of age films in re ..
Dustin Put Man
4.0
Spikier than the average coming of age movie, this astute comedy drama is packed with memorable characters and resonant situations.
Contact Music
4.0
The emotional journey of the film feels predictable, and yet Chbosky makes the feelings seem fresh, even raw at times.
Hollywood And Fine
4.0
Perks hits on a kind of universal nostalgia for the teenage years for a time when every moment felt life altering without blunting the sharp, dark edg ..
The Arts Desk
3.1
This above average retelling of a familiar tale of teenage angst aims for gut wrenching and heartbreaking but is a victim of unfocused good intentions ..
Js Online
4.5
The most pleasant and accomplished surprise of the year, a delightful, sweet, funny, and moving examination of teenage life that merits comparison to ..
Hollywood Chicago
4.0
Every day is felt deeper and more profoundly than most days as a grown up and every moment feels like the most important of your life.
Cinemix Tape
4.5
Whats immediately striking about the film is its infectious sense of humor and fun as it makes the characters and situations very relatable, regardles ..
ComingSoon
4.0
The innocence of the material matches Charlies naivety and the combination creates this overwhelmingly sweet and seemingly harmless environment.
Shockya
4.5
For better and worse, Perks will make you feel like a teenager again.
Film Comment
4.0
The Perks of Being a Wallflower is the sort of heart warming, uncommonly honest film about the struggle to belong that itll likely even wear down hard ..
What Culture
2.0
Its rarer still for a film to make a promise that it so resolutely fails to deliver.
The Ooh Tray
3.0
Perks resonated with a generation of readers not only for its coming of age themes, but the authenticity and sincerity of Charlie, who narrates the bo ..
Or Lando Weekly
4.0
His family is solid and supportive, but clearly concerned.The movie is in no rush to let us know why.
reason
4.5
Good taste is timeless and everyone can be a hero, just for one day.
East Bay Express
5.0
Thats the feeling Stephen Chbosky captures in The Perks of Being a Wallflower, his exquisite adaptation of his best selling YA novel about a Pittsburg ..
Ny Mag
3.0
However, the films style and its three enjoyable leads make it a charming watch.
The National
3.5
Though this is a coming of age film du jour, and it checks many of the genres usual boxes, it feels warm and genuinely affectionate in a way thats imp ..
Film Blather
5.0
This is thanks to the tremendous acting talents of its twenty something cast.
Cinema Sight
4.5
Its all frightfully familiar as if teens sitting around the campfire need to be told the same story every night until the last 15 mins., when this Coc ..
Entertainment Time
4.0
And a good part of that comes down to excellent performances from the young cast.
Daily Star
5.0
Teen cinema is such an unforgiving mistress.If its done wrong, the experience is self indulgent and exploitative (LOL, Project X, Crazy/Beautiful, She ..
Graffiti With Punctuation
4.5
Too old for Diary Of A Wimpy Kid but not quite ready for the commitment of Say Anything..
Sky
3.8
Instead, Charlie is haunted by bad dreams and memories, and carving out a space for himself beyond teachers pet seems impossible.
Miami
4.5
But this works for everyone.M: It does take you to some dark places, but its also a movie you can watch with your friends and have a fun time.
Schmoes Know
4.5
The real strength of the film though lies in its authenticity. There are many scenes, characters, details and interactions that youll swear have been ..
Hey U Guys
5.0
The genuine belief in friendship and the pathways to kindness is what makes Charlies journey an engaging awakening.
The Popcorn Junkie
3.0
I wanted to love Wallflower and left feeling underwhelmed by my own high sense of anticipation.
Birmingham Mail
3.1
While there are humorous and poignant moments, this angst filled story of tender kisses, awkward dances, friends drifting apart, kindly English teache ..
Rss Feeds Usa Today
3.8
The Perks of Being a Wallflower , now in limited release from Summit Entertainment but gradually expanding, is the freshest and most heartfelt teen an ..
Movie Dearest Blog Spot
5.0
Charlie provides the heart and soul of this story, serving as the guide for viewers who might have forgotten what high school was like.
Breit Bart
3.1
characters, though familiar, become multidimensional and transcend stereotypes and the hot button issues.
Slj
3.8
Its more like a shot of Clearasil to a raw, painful pustule attached to the melancholic memories of youth.You can sense it penetrating your pores, gna ..
La Junta Tribune Democrat
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