Quite brilliant

Rating: 10/10 (29 October 2010)

I am going to keep this to the point - Scott Pilgrim vs The World is an incredible roller-coaster ride of emotion, laughter and mind blowing special effects that will leave you with an enormous smile on your face.
Michael Cera brilliantly plays Scott Pilgrim - a bassist for unsigned band Bob-bomb, who while trying to get over his ex by dating high school student Knives, meets Ramona Flowers - a pink haired sullen beauty and instantly falls in love. After spending the night with Ramona, Scott discovers he must now defeat her seven evil ex boyfriends if he is to continue to date her - a task made all the more difficult by the fact that they each have special powers. Luckily, Pilgrim is no shy wallflower and unleashes devastating martial arts, special moves a-la video game beat-em ups and each evil ex who is destroyed turns into coins in a brilliant effect.
The special effects that litter the screen are a brilliant homage to the video game hall of fame from the on screen visual prompts each time someone is hit (thwok, biff - similar to TV series Batman)to the cute sound effects from such titles as Mario, Sonic The Hedgehog and Final Fantasy. Video game and comic fans alike will love the geeky overtones of the film and the effects only heighten the excitement further and leave you incapable of anything but smiling.
One particular favourite moment is where Scott faces off against one of the evil exes who happens to be a young woman. Ramona's dismissal of her as "I was bi-curious" is met with the hilarious response of "well I'm bi-furious" and the resulting fight is very funny. Scott's reluctance to hit a girl is only met by Ramona using him as a fight puppet to brilliant effect.
Particular praise must go to Mary Elizabeth Wanstead who not only plays a sultry, mysterious and impulsive character in Ramona - she also looks absolutely gorgeous and you can understand Scott's attraction. Jason Schwartmann is also excellent as the "boss" evil ex Gideon, with a certain air of charm mixed with cunning.
I would thoroughly recommend any comic book or video game fans to watch this film - a brilliantly funny and enjoyable comic book romp that will leave you with a huge smile on your face and remind you why you love films.