The Perks of Being a Wallflower Reviews
The Patriot Ledger
Bravely delves into issues of incest, depression, homophobia and most hauntingly, death. And rarely does any of it feel fake.
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| Original Score: B+
Cinema Sight
One of the absolute best films about surviving High School ever made.
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| Original Score: 4/4
Cinema Crazed
A modern masterpiece...
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| Original Score: 4/4
We Got This Covered
Stephen Chbosky's The Perks of Being a Wallflower is one of the best coming-of-age stories I've seen in years, thanks to his enduring and truthful script.
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| Original Score: 3.5/5
Reel Times: Reflections on Cinema
The Perks of Being a Wallflower flutters with the excitement and terror that comes in being young and trying to find your way.
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| Original Score: B
Laramie Movie Scope
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 than some based-on-fact movies like 'Argo.'
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| Original Score: A
3AW
While most films about teenage life tend to trade on a nifty hook, and sometimes even a plot, The Perks of Being a Wallflower chimes in as an unusually incisive, character-driven ramble through the inevitable awkwardness of teen life.
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| Original Score: 3/5
jackiekcooper.com
Logan Lerman is outstanding in this well done coming of age tale.
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| Original Score: 7/10
The Mercury
The Perks of Being a Wallflower is funny, nostalgic, heartfelt and sweet, and so vivid it will practically make you feel the warm summer wind in your hair.
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| Original Score: 5/5
At the Movies (Australia)
I think for a first film this guy who wrote the book and has adapted it for the screen has done a terrific job and I really found these characters sympathetic.
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| Original Score: 4/5
FILMINK (Australia)
A stellar adaptation and a beautifully crafted coming-of-age tale that comes wrapped in all the promise and possibility of adolescence.
Moviedex
A funny, heartfelt if admittedly formulaic feature that boasts first rate performances and a genuine affection for its characters.
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| Original Score: 3.5/5
The Sunday Age
Miller and Watson are in their element here, helping to shore up Chbosky's sophomore effort, which is likely to offer a pivotal moment in time for its leads.
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| Original Score: 3.5/5
Urban Cinefile
Chbosky's adaptation from his semi-autobiographical best selling novel is a zinger of a screenplay, and he directs it with verve and sensitivity. Charlie's journey is beautifully conveyed and it's done without sentimen
Urban Cinefile
Funny and sad, involving and moving, this quirkily named film with its mixed cocktail of characters offers more than you expect
The Popcorn Junkie
Humbling experience and despite whatever generation you hark from there is the common ground of having lived through those teenage years and this film revels in those magic moments and the people that help form who we are.
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| Original Score: 5/5
2UE That Movie Show
It's adolescent life, without the gloss but the resonant joy of freeze-framed fist pumps.
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| Original Score: 5/5
Daily Star
The only misfire involves the trio's search for a mystery song. The fact that this shower has heard of Nick Drake but not David Bowie is really beyond belief.
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| Original Score: 4/5
New England Movies Weekly
...parents and teens might not want to watch it together, but they sure will want to talk about it afterwards.
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| Original Score: 5/5
Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC)
One of the year's most agreeable surprises on every level.
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| Original Score: 4.5/5
