Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010)

Rating: 6/10 (26 December 2011)

Scott Pilgrim vs. the World has Michael Cera fighting the evil exes of Mary Elizabeth Winstead. It's a fun idea but one that doesn't quite work in movie format. I'm sure with the exes spaced out over a series of books, it allowed for a lot more detail, but here it's very rushed and repetitive. By the time we get to the final fight, it's all a bit samey. The film also fails by having very unlikable characters as the focus of the story. Neither one is interesting enough, nor do they have any real emotional connection. Luckily there's a long list of supporting characters to brighten things up. Evans hams it up as a skateboarder turned movie star. Culkin does a good job as the gay roommate, and best of all is Ellen Wong. She brings a bubbly naivety to a role that could have easily been very annoying. The film certainly has some great moments, such as the Vegan Police, but there are only so many obnoxious sound effects, computer game references, and terrible one-liners I can take.