There were a total of about five scenes in “Easy A” in which the audience was not laughing hysterically. Up-and-coming actress Emma Stone plays her character Olive flawlessly in this new movie.

Olive has an untarnished reputation for following rules, staying out of trouble and being virtually invisible. But after her best friend Rhiannon (Alyson Michalka) basically pressures Olive to lie about losing her virginity, the rumor spreads like wildfire throughout her high school, catapulting her into the spotlight.

Soon Olive finds fellow schoolmates paying her lots of attention she had never received before (whether that is a good or a bad thing is up to the viewer to decide). Olive’s life becomes a downward spiral full of gift cards, coupons and discounts for the high price of her  lies.

Told through Olive’s video blog, Olive reveals how her wardrobe came to  include a scarlet “A” as she tries to set her wrongs right. Through every entry, we discover a new layer of the story that unfolds in trying to get Olive’s life back on track and getting the school’s religious group to stop condemning her to hell.

 This movie turned out to be more akin to a John Hughes’  “Pretty in Pink” or “Sixteen Candles” than a “Mean Girls” type of movie. Although the movie might seem at times a bit cliché, the witty banter and comical dialogue saves it from being just another chick flick.

Although there are many references to Nathanial Hawthorn’s book “The Scarlet Letter,” the movie follows Olive’s story from the opening to closing line, rather than becoming a modern version of the classic novel.

With a cast full of familiar faces including Amanda Bynes (“What I like About You”), Penn Badgley (“Gossip Girl”), Dan Byrd (“A Cinderella Story”), “Easy A” is a hit among teenagers and adults alike.