Talented Teenager, except he's 40

Rating: 7/10 (5 July 2017)

Yes I loved the parking garage scene with Queen, that was great. And Wright was smart to have us walk out the cinema with that scene in mind, because the rest was so helplessly boring, cliché, and cliché again. The constant music was less than a gimmick, it worked against the film at times. So completely form over substance. I always loved the first half of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. When I saw it I thought it was going to be my new favorite film. But after that it took a nosedive into boyish nothingness. I hoped to see more of that genius I glimpsed in Scot Pilgrim in Wrights work. Or at least to see him progress, and I guess he has, a little. But please, the teenage diner dialogue, between Baby and Deborah? And even the story itself. If you're gonna play with cliche's you've got to do something with them, it's not enough to use them. I kept consoling myself with the idea that Edgar is still a boy, he's a young writer, director, but alas. Wright would be better at adaptions. He has some great moments in writing, genius actually I think, but they're moments. It just makes me so angry to see such bad films get so much praise. It just fuels the s*** jet.
I want to give it a 6,5...