Genre: Drama / Romance Director(s): Stephen Chbosky Release Date: 12 October 2012 Movie rating: 8.0

The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a romantic comedy starring Emma Watson, Logan Lerman and Ezra Miller. It is a movie based on a novel written by Stephen Chbosky and tells a tale of a shy introverted teenager without friends named Charlie. He has just joined high school and misses his best friend who had committed suicide and he writes letters to an imaginary friend to cope with his feelings. Soon Charlie befriends Patrick who is gay and his stepsister Sam. Charlie also has problems with a mental illness and he wants to become a writer. Eventually Charlie falls in love with Sam but he doesn't have the self confidence to date her. Charlie starts dating their common friend Mary Elizabeth but when they end their relationship Patrick asks Charlie to stay away from them for a while which triggers his mental illness again. He goes to the hospital where a doctor finally finds the origin of his problem. Story is simple, yet complicated at the same time, it is very interesting to watch how it unfolds. It can be beautiful and sad and even funny at some moments. The movie takes on some of the serious social issues and it handles it very well without ever being pretentious. The Perks of Being a Wallflower is definitely a movie worth checking out, the actors did a good job and it is nice to see Emma Watson playing a role other than Hermione.

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