Movie Review: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

I haven't read the book, and after seeing the movie I don't plan on it because this movie got the point and story across very well.  Very few things can bring me to tears, and this was one of the select few to have me putting on the water works.

Is it terrible that the whole time I was just waiting for something even more terrible to happen to poor Charlie?  I just knew it got worse, much more worse, before it would get better, and I wanted it to get better.

This is a fantastic film, one that everyone, of any age (OK, any age past, like, 13/14) should experience.  It deals with everything in a very realistic, and mature, manner, and stays completely truthful to how high school can be like.  A warning, though: this movie is a journey, a possibly exhausting, certainly heart-string pulling, one that should not be taken alone.  It will go deep into you and pull out your humanity.

Past the story, these actors were AMAZING.  I must say, Ezra Miller (Patrick) was by far the best.  He outshone everyone in all his scenes.  Logan Lerman and Emma Watson were also completely fantastic, and Paul Rudd just got a new fan.  Beyond the head-liners, all of the supporting cast was perfect.

Someday this will be an American classic, like Breakfast Club or Ferris Bueller, and someday I'll be proud to share this with my own children.