GENRE: Fantasy/Comedy/Action
RATING: PG-13 for sexual content, language and violence
RUNTIME: 1 hour and 52 minutes
STARRING: Michael Cera (Juno, Youth in Revolt)
Mary Elizabeth Windstead (Live Free or Die Hard)
DIRECTOR: Edgar Wright (Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead)
WRITERS: Edgar Wright(Hot Fuzz)
Michael Bacall (newcomer)
PLOT: Scott Pilgrim must defeat his new girlfriend’s seven evil exes. Action ensues.
FIVE OBSERVATIONS:
1 I went in with pretty low expectations but wound up leaving having had a very fun time at the movies. Almost makes me want to pick up the graphic novels it’s based on. The dialogue between characters is very quick and witty.
2 I thought I would get annoyed by Cera’s typecast ‘lovable shy geek’ persona but it worked really well throughout the film. Very well cast as Pilgrim. Winstead is cool and sweet as Ramona Flowers. This was a very well casted film.
3 Taking cues from the graphic novel, I loved the text explanations of characters, the written sound effects and the split screen fun. Wright does a great job pulling us out of reality and into this comic/indie music/videogame world. Beautifully shot and crazily edited. Fun times.
4 Even though they chopped out a lot of the six volume graphic novel, I still think the film is a tad too long. There is too much lag time between bouts with the evil exes. And a couple fights go on too long. But I wasn’t too bothered by it.
5 Happy that the film embraces the fact that the story takes place in Toronto. And even has Ontario-ian Michael Cera for Canadian cred. Wish there wasn’t so much snow though. Way to feed the American stereotype.
RECOMMENDATION: See in theatres/DVD
UPCOMING REVIEWS: The Switch
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