My Movie Review: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World

My Movie Review: Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
4/5

Opening Statement: Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz) directs Scott Pilgrim vs. The World based on a graphic novel series starring Michael Cera as the dead pan Scott Pilgrim, a young man who dates a girl named Ramona (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) until he finds out she has a series of evil ex's that he must defeat.


What's Good: The best thing about Scott Pilgrim is it's originality and inventiveness. I really loved this movie, I loved all the video game references, the artistic effects, the perfect comic timing. I loved all the cast Michael Cera is staying in his comfort zone but I think this is his best performance since Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. What Edgar Wright does is perfectly blend his visual effects, the teen angst, and all the video game references. Scott Pilgrim is by far one of a kind. Not to mention I loved the music, which also stays game based at times. The movie itself works as a video game, with levels, fighting, when bad guys die they turn to coins. It's as if he is attempting to rescue his own princess Peach.


What's Bad: The hardest challenge Wright probably had was to make sure he didn't tire his ever so original feel of the film. Which he never really did, but at times the feeling puts itself on hold and cliche's the Cera romance, but once the ADD motions, transitions and fights start back up, you don't worry anymore. I also felt it might've been a tad too long.


The Rant: This rant is for the benefit of Michael Cera. I can't tell you how many times I have read on the internet people whining about Michael Cera. Waaah he plays the same role each time. Well stop and think. Do you want Michael Cera to play a person with a different accent, a real dramatic crying character. Michael Cera got into cinema primarily from SuperBad, in fact he turned dead pan into an art throughout his films. So when casting the film Scott Pilgrim, a dead pan character, matched perfectly with Cera. This is what we call a typecast. I do wish sometimes Cera would shoot for the stars and see how he does in something different. But is it really something to criticize or complain about. Each character he is given is dead pan, he plays that character (acting is his job.) So he keeps getting these roles which fit his comfort zone. There is absolutely NOTHING wrong with that. And it is certainly not something to whine about.


Consensus: Michael Cera is Scott Pilgrim, the supporting cast also shines its colors. Overall Scott Pilgrim shows us something we have never seen before, granted the film has a target audience (which includes me) but it does 100% exactly what it wants to do, and it is very inventive and entertaining.