Review of Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008) by Edward Z — 01 Oct 2012

Im not going to lie, giving this a 4 might be over doing it a little, but given the source material and the rewrite that happened this isn't all that bad.

Angus, Thongs and etc etc is charming at its high points and very very textbook at its low points, nothing is learned really, but given you are the right person, it should make you feel pretty good inside.

A girl has a quirky family in the most challenging part of her life (as the movie would make it seem not being a girl I cannot confirm or deny this)She notices all her flaws and neglects the flaws of those around her, including close friends, she is self absorbed like most teens are, she is just coming out of her shell trying to find a boyfriend while everyone else around her seems to be doing it with ease, being inexperienced in the art of snogging (kissing) to us Americans she dwells on finding out how to perfect the act, falls in (puppy) love with a boy and the movie is pretty textbook from there she does wacky things to get him, gets in fights with everyone from family members to friends along the way, blindly uses people to get what she wants only to realize the errors of her ways etc etc.....like I said Cookie Cutter coming of age story from over the pond, (unless you are English)....what saves it is that its seems pretty genuine when it comes to dialouge and the thought process of the girls, aside form the (purposely) over the top moments, which is always nice.....still 4/10.