Feels like it was made for me, by me...

Rating: 9/10 (28 July 2014)

I suppose I'm biased because I'm a 20-something Canadian who grew up with video games, but if I was going to make a comic/movie, this is exactly how it would be.
It has everything a nerdy comedy should, including obscure references, random humour, tons of sarcasm, exaggerated characters, and a bizarre but easy to follow story line. For fans of the comics, it is almost word-for-word extracted from the books, which is pretty rare for a film. A lot of love went into the making of this movie, and it shows.
The pace is near light-speed, but it has to be because it packs an entire comic series into a single movie. It also makes the humour non- stop and sets up for some really unexpected laughs and transitions. There are some great cameos in the film, like the 'vegan police', Chris Evans as a 'pretty good action hero' and Aubrey Plaza in particular is really fun to watch as a cranky, jealous girl who swears like a trucker.
There are no deep themes or revelations to be found here. It just manages to be very, very entertaining if you like offbeat, semi-ADHD humour.