The best video-game rock action-hero romantic comedy ever made
I'm not afraid to say it. Michael Cera's new Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is the best video-game rock action-hero romantic comedy ever made. If graphic novels are responsible for this, I am now more okay with them. Friend Amy is awesome for snagging last-minute preview tix last night.
Young people will enjoy the anti-hero Cera, fighter-style battles, girls kicking ass, and the fact that theatergoers of a certain age just won't understand. There will be a cultural line. If you have dropped quarters into an arcade video game any time post-1990, you will like this movie.
It won't be perfect. Anna Kendrick will be superfluous, and the role for Parks and Rec's Aubrey Plaza will come up short-ish. There will be some loose ends and occasional plot meandering. But you will like the power cords. ex-driven destruction, pictures of a wild script in your head, and the fact that twee alone — for once — cannot win a Michael Cera day.
A caution: As fun as the movie is, you will leave the theater wanting to win back all of your exes at once. You will want to let this feeling pass.
