A creative adaptation that brings everything you love about film together

Rating: 10/10 (8 December 2011)

Take every genre that can be adapted into a film, then slightly go beyond that, and you will find this film categorized under that utterly creative and unique blend. Mixed with a visual style that moves like a video game but captured into the theme of a comic, while amplified by musical exchanges that resonate like a live concert, this film is a rare compilation that manages to reach every level flawlessly, without becoming too cliché or complicated that a wide audience cant appreciate the subtle nuances that make it so imaginative. With a young cast that is superbly led by Michael Cera and Mary Elizabeth Winstead but wonderfully supported by Allison Pill, Ellen Wong, Kieran Culkin and so many others, every character is essential to what makes this film so fulfilling. Yet, underneath this cinematic marvel there is also meaningful insight into relationships and love, its capacity to fail and in those rare instances succeed, even when it feels like every obstacle is in the way.