Drugs, homophobia, social dysfunction,
emotional rejection… it feels like most of the classic teen quandaries have
been ticked in The Perks of Being a
Wallflower. Yet like its introverted protagonist, Steven Chbosky’s
cinematic debut lacks the confidence to mingle with the harder-hitting high
school dramas (Elephant, The Virgin Suicides, We Need to Talk About Kevin) and instead
plays it safe by operating on the sidelines. Nevertheless, this sweet little
film manages to pull off a few feats of its own, like a very touching first
kiss and, in a moment of beautifully-scored nostalgia, a scene that reminds us
how thrilling it was in a pre-Shazam world to track down that song we once heard
on the radio.
3/5
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