I loved it

Rating: 10/10 (15 August 2010)

Witty, silly and tons of fun. Michael Cera plays a bass player for a rock band who falls for an ultra-cool alterna-chick, Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), who just moved to town. Unfortunately, her seven evil exes have formed a league to destroy any new love interest, and Cera finds himself in frequent Street Fighter-style combat against them. The movie is very heavily influenced by video games, and it appeals mostly to those of us who grew up on Nintendo. Even if you're not one of those people, the film really doesn't completely rely on these references to survive. Edgar Wright, the writer/director of two of the funniest movies of the last decade, Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz, is a great comedic director, and the film is full of great comedic timing and detail. The movie is also blessed with a fantastic cast, almost overstuffed with great performances, really. There are so many great characters in the film, some of them get short shrift. My favorite character was the girl whom Scott dumps before moving on to Ramona, Knives Chau (Ellen Wong), a Chinese, Catholic high schooler who obsesses over him for the rest of the movie. I also loved the sarcastic drummer from Scott's band, played by Alison Pill. Last year's Oscar nominee Anna Kendrick also co-stars in a far too small roll as Scott's younger sister.