But it nails the emotional beats — there is no obvious path to surviving high school. It's messy, shocking, and occasionally beautiful. That about sums up Perks. Star Rating: 3½ ...

The newly released adaptation of Stephen Chbosky’s 1999 cult novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower stars Logan Lerman as Charlie, our perennial wallflower and the film’s occasional voiceover narrator.