A Comedy about a Good Girl, a Small Favor and a Big Rumor.

Starring: Emma Stone, Penn Badgley, Amanda Bynes, Aly Michalka, Thomas Haden Church, Patricia Clarkson, Cam Gigandet, Lisa Kudrow

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ - good

"I used to be anonymous, invisible to the opposite sex. If Google Earth were a guy, he couldn't find me if I was dressed up as a 10-story building." - Olive Penderghast

Why watch this? A great high school film about gossip and the harm it causes.

Plot Summary: Olive Penderghast is typical girl who becomes the subject of high school-wide gossip after a little white lie about her weekend plans escalates into rumors of promiscuity. Rather than succumb to the shame, she embraces and even leverages her fabricated reputation for social and financial gain, often helping other students with their own image problems. This newfound notoriety, however, brings its own set of challenges and unexpected consequences, pushing Olive to confront the true nature of reputation and self-perception.

Dad's Preview: I really like Olive. It takes a lot of guts and confidence to lean into gossip. She even wears provocative clothes, stitching on a red "A" (from the classic novel, The Scarlet Letter). The humor of this comedy flick builds as the film moves along, and things get out of control. It's the very talented, mistress of sarcasm, Emma Stone, who carries the film. She's so dang cute, and her performance is simply awesome.

Screen Gems, Olive Branch Ent.; Sony Pictures Releasing