Scott, if your life had a face, I would kiss it

Rating: 9/10 (15 January 2011)

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World got a lot of hype, luckily enough, it lived up to my expectations, and than some. Other then the fact that this movie is just plain cool, it is in fact genius, or should I say, the director Edgar Wright is a genius. He is also, the king of spoof. Wright is the only director out there today who seems to actually understand what a spoof movie is. In today's world of Scary Movie 4 and Meet the Spartans, it's nice to know that I'll have something to get out of bed for. It's a fun, funny, unique and an interesting look at love and how the past affects the future. Wright was able to capture the essence of all 6 books and turn it into the best cinematic adventure of the summer. Using the style of the modern musical, using the moment when the characters would usually break into song and dance and instead having them break into a fight. Edgar Wright's dizzying cinematic style, never misses a beat, dripping with deadpan humor and break out stars. Michael Cera, being surprisingly un-Michael Cera-y, Mary Elizabeth Winstead as the perfect dream girl, with Ellen Wong, Anna Kendrick, Brie Larson, and the list goes on and on. The person that I found particularly surprising however, Kieran Culkin. Kieran Culkin, as the cool gay roommate, a scene-stealer? Who knew? For those of you who didn't like this movie, you either A) didn't understand it or B) never actually saw it. So here it is, even if you didn't understand this movie, maybe you could at least appreciate its unique charm. You don't have to see Scott Pilgrim the way that I do, but I do, however, insist that you all give him a chance. I mean, he's Scott Pilgrim.