The Perks of Being a Wallflower -Review

A writer who refused to let anyone but himself direct it to the point of fighting for 8 years ... this better not be a let down , no one likes when the underdog fails after all.

To start off my view was always going to be biased because I love ,love ,love Ezra Miller so I was always going to like this film and also im a sucker for a good coming of age film.

The plot follows Logan Lerman returning to school to start high school after having a mental breakdown the school year before. He meets Ezra Miller a senior who is still in freshman woodshop and his stepsister played by Emma Watson . The story basically continues to follow the plot of their friendship developing and the dark sides of each characters past and present coming to light. The film deals with some really dark material in a very well done way it was shocking but did not in a way that would swallow the whole story only twist it ,which is exactly their purpose.

.It is fair to say even with my bias however that this was a character film and the 3 main characters dominate the whole thing. Ezra Miller was fabulous (naturally) and played a flamboyant person who happened to be gay as apposed to that he was gay being his defining feature , which is something often seen in main stream films the gay character is either overly camp or  just this flat piece of intentional normality and I think this film made him a real person which I attribute mainly to Miller.

 Also worth a serious note to be given to Logan Lerman , who i saw in Percy Jackson and had no faith in , he was wonderful managed to create a shy character who didnt need moments of "self discovery" to show the subtlety of a real person .Their are a lot of close up shots of him and I think he carried the role very well.Emma Watson was good however she was just good while her co actors were far better, It could be just that her characters didnt have the same level of subtly as she is more of an idea then a real person but still not as good.

As I said before it is a character film and while I admire Stephen Chbosky's integrity and to be fair he didnt restrict the actors but he did however add nothing towards the film.The cinematography was virtually non existent and while it didnt hurt the pace of the film it stopped it being as memorable in the after run of it and I think this is really where it fell down. However the writing of the letters was really clever and his ideas were clever.

Final Word:

Its fair to note that I didnt have much to say on the film and that maybe tells you more then it should , I enjoyed the film and loved the characters and for them its worth seeing.This is just one in a list of accomplishments for Ezra Miller , may well have launched Logan Lermans career as a serious actor and as for Chbosky and Watson ,im not sure its done either of them many favors.

7/10 (if you allow my love of miller)

5/10(on the whole)

Netflicker #4 - Youth in Revolt , 4400 , Princess Bride

It is technically still sunday for another 17 minutes so I am not Late..(basically anyway)

1. 4400: TV series , drama , fantasy/ scifi

premise:4400 people have disappeared over 60 years and then all reappear in one go from the giant ball of light (^ in case you didnt guess) without having aged or remembering what happened.They also have super powers.

I had just finished Jericho and I wanted another TV series. I admit i was skeptical on this premise but the first episode won me over , they didnt just deal with the whole government reaction locking them up but also with  the characters themselves and how returning to a totally changed world would truely be like. It manages to keep a complicated and fast paced plot grounded and I really think its worth looking if you like something outside the usual series. I warn you though ,has an even more frustrating ending then Jericho

2.The Princess Bride: fantasy , comedy , love 

premise: styled as if a fairy tale tells the story of two lovely (and very blond)characters, wesley and buttercup, torn apart by circumstance and their fight to get back to each other which includes giant rats a french giant and a man with six fingers.

I saw this when I was quite young and it remains one of the funniest films I have ever seen its really well paced comedy and is just crazily famous. I think it does a great job at creating characters without getting weighed down in comedy or with plot just a really well done film.

3.Youth in Revolt:  comedy, coming of age .

Premise: Michael Cera (playing Michael Cera) falls for a girl while on holiday and creates an alternate persona to become cool enough for her and to cause enough trouble to go live near her.

I have to admit im not Michael Ceras biggest fan , I keep thinking he can do more and its starting to seem that  is never going to happen. However I like the style of comedy he fits into and if you like those you will enjoy this same awkward honest speech and slightly off beat comedy.Its a little cruder then his other work but still funny and the supporting cast is really very good.

Netflicker #3 With the star role going to .. Black Books, Jericho and

1.Black Books: TV series, comedy

Black books is written by Dylan Moran and also stars Bill Bailey , two rather famous comedians in the uk and if you know either of them you will get the style of this comedy , quirky and somewhat crass. If its a style you like then this is really worth watching. Black Books is essentially a series of  skits that all take place in this book shop. Funny and worth a watch

2.The Skin That I Live In : drama, subtitled

One of the more intense psychotic films I have ever seen , it follows a fixated plastic surgeon and the relationship with his imprisoned patient in a growing  twisted story which explores their present and past. The film has some really iconic shots and the whole pace of it is just excellent , defiantly worth watching.

3.Jericho: TV series, drama , post apocalyptic

 One of these cult series , mainly because it was cancelled suddenly but ayway , it follows the story of a town in small town america ,Jericho, after they see mushroom bombs hitting a nearby major city and all communication or knowledge of what is happening or who even attacked them. An interesting premise with a rather optimistic view of what the town would do , they all band together and decide to share supplies to survive .It also despite the end of the world idea insists on ideas such as the cool teenager and the nerdy boy who loves her. Despite such optimism it manages to create really winning characters and plots and the actors are really great at being in the minds of the character.