MovieManChuck 3.5/4I must admit up front, I was very surprised that I liked The Perks Of Being A Wallflower as much as I did. I walked in with pre-set expectations, and while most of them were indeed met, this movie soared high above them in many ways. It's more than a typical, plastic, and fake teen movie. While some may praise The Perks for its image of rebellion, it's raw, unflinching truth and depth would make it appeal to a wider audience of teens and adults as well.The director, Stephen Chbosky, also wrote the screenplay for this movie, AND the book that the movie is adapting. John Hughes was originally slated to direct this, but when he died, Chbosky assumes full creative control. I am glad this happened, because the story is his vision, and he's getting to realize it through a whole new medium. He evidently knows how to work a character, and they all seem worked to perfection.The story follows a wallflower named Charlie who has trouble connecting with peers, as well as a traumatic event from his childhood (revealed at the end of the movie) hold him back. This movie chronicles his freshman year of high-school, which entails gaining and losing relationships, and ultimately finding his place I The middle of teenage angst. The Perks Of Being A Wallflower never fails to be brutally honest about Charlie's emotions and problems in his life.Everyone of Charlie's friends is a senior in high-school. While they have problems in their own minds, there is a separating factor between theirs and Charlie's. Charlie's problems are purely based on unfortunate circumstances, while his friends problems are for the most part brought on by themselves. The way it's subtlely conveyed: Charlie is from middle-class roots while his friends are from the elite wealthy. They offer Charlie support, and they think they can relate to his feelings. It turns out that they have was each other's solutions. Charlie needs someone to take interest in him, and his good friends need someone who's willing to listen to them. This rings true to a teen culture, that everyone experiences at some point, which is filled with both self-indulged and personal real-life issues. Everything is so confusing, especially when depression, love, and need-for-acceptance all want to take the front seat.As far as the acting, Charlie (Logan Lerman) and Patrick (Ezra Miller) totally steal the show. Patrick is the class-clown and helps keep the heavy-handed plot fairly light-hearted and fun, while Charlie is just a great all-around guy, just with a past that was horrible to him and a boatload of anxiety. The actors keep the characters relatable for the full effect of their preformances.If you haven't had the pleasure of getting to see this gem, take advantage. It will resonate with anyone who is currently in, or who has ever been through adolescence. All in all, it's a great coming-of-age tale and phenomenal among the ranks of "teen movies".

chrisssy-38616 If this movie is anything like the book then it should be a fantastic movie. the book is my absolute favorite book in the whole world of books. i suggest reading the book first it is short and worth it.

classicsoncall Watching this movie some six years after it was originally released, I think it's somewhat similar to 2017's "Lady Bird" which I also saw recently. These types of films are geared toward a teenage and young adult audience that can relate to the angst of going to high school and trying to find one's own way in the world. Nothing wrong with that, but as another reviewer on this board mentioned, the film will probably not resonate with a wider viewing audience. That's among the reasons why this former Top 250 film on IMDb no longer appears in that esteemed line-up, having a limited popular life span to be eventually replaced by newer films that may or may not be as topical when they're released.With that, I thought the film was okay for what it was, and the principal players all did a fine job. I'm not sure that the title was all that appropriate, because the main character Charlie (Logan Lerman) wasn't much of a wallflower very long, having been accepted by a group of senior class 'misfits' who found him to be like minded in things like musical preferences and partying. I think more could have been done with Charlie's ambiguous background and abusive relationship with his Aunt Helen, though the story line was already crammed with coming of age issues like dating, first kiss, sexual identity and a lot of those things that keep teenagers up at night.So let me not rain on anyone's parade here. The movie will appeal to an appreciative young audience and that's fine. It's just that as one grows older and matures beyond films of this scope, it will be viewed from an entirely different perspective. At some point, all that teenage angst tends to diminish in the rear view mirror of life.

Daniel Kirke I watched this from finding a trailer of it online and i did hear of it years ago but wasn't sure. A lot has happen since then and when i watched it i was mesmerised through the whole film. Near the end i was crying as i could related so much with Charlie due to the amount of struggles i have had with my feeling and the horrible incident that happened to me when i was twelve.I was crying near the end, i was crying as i knew he was feeling just the same how i was when i was going through a bad time. I still am and this film help release some of those emotions.