'The Perks Of Being A Wallflower' movie review

I don't hate my country. I'm no patriot either, but one time that I really hated my stuck-up, small country is, when I figured out The Perks Of Being A Wallflower won't be coming to theatres in my country. I luckily managed to download and watch it, and it is one of the brightest desicions I've ever made. I won't be describing everything this movie made me feel, think of and be like, because I like to think of my reviews as short and fast to read, but still present just a glimpse of the effect it made on me, and hopefully on as many other similar people. So Perks is a highly-anticipated youth drama, based on a beloved book and starring Emma Watson in her first role since Harry Potter, so there was a lot of surprise when it pretty much failed at the box office. But luckily, the story of the asocial and intelligent Charlie finding himself and experiencing life for the first time made critics happy, and I hope, a lot of its viewers.

To start from the start, the film has great acting. Logan Lerman is a wonderful Charlie, Emma Watson makes you completely forget of Hermione and Ezra Miller is a real breakout in this. But that is just one gem in this captivating coming of age film, describing as if it was directed and written by a teenager, understanding all of it. As a fan of the book, I found it a great and rightful adaptation of it, with some things and quotes left out, but new ones made up for utter enyoynment, therefore it will satisfy both fans and people who haven't read the book (which reading I very warmly reccomend, by the way). It wonderfully gives you all of the ideas, makes you feel all the feelings and situations the characters are in. I must admit, that I like to be sentimental. I like to listen to songs, which make me think of my friends and make me hope being more social and make me kind of happy-sad at the same time. 

And my whole life I've been searching for a movie to make me feel that way. Songs do that a lot easier, but when I was reading the book, I just didn't want to stop. I wanted it to make me feel more and when I saw the trailer for this, I was just hyped as fuck. And I hoped that the movie could and would do that, like the book did. And it did. Funny and actually really sad, witty and charming, beautiful and sweet, fresh and vintag-y, this movie finally made me feel that way. It made me think of my friends, it made me think of my life as a whole and youth coming on and what's passed by, it made me emotional and sentimental, it made me laugh and feel sad for the characters. It really brings into its realistic and believeable world, just like the book did, just here with effective acting, good directing and an awesome soundtrack, that I will surely remember for a long time. With its inspiring reflections and tales of life, love and friendship, The Perks Of Being A Wallflower is the kind of movie I'd want to direct one day, based on the kind of book I'd want to write one day.

Total rating: 9.5 / 10