Edgar Wright levels up with a real treat. Mega.

Rating: 8/10 (23 June 2012)

Well that was an absolute blast!! From what i can gather, and this is without going and looking at box office figure, Scott Pilgrim was something of a flop. After having just sat through what was one of the most entertaining films i have seen in a good while, it's hard to see exactly why. Was the marketing strategy all wrong? Were people confused about what the film was. Whatever happened, i can for the life of me see how this isn't going to be one of those long term success stories. This film is so clever on so many levels. Levels is actually a key word here too. This film is all about getting to the next level, and the way in which Edgar Wright manages to squeeze every mega byte of gaming culture from the early days of the Atari, to the loading screens of Spectrums is just inspired. Even the Universal studios ident is given a Super Mario style sonic makeover at the beginning. This film is a real mash-up of cultures and styles (i was reminded of Quentin Tarantino) that really comes together in a very enjoyable way. As much fun as the direction from Wright is, the performances from the actors are all equally right on beat. A series of small but effective roles for the likes of Brandon Routh and Chris Evans really stand tall while all the central players, Cera, Winstead, Culkin come away with what should have been career enhancing credit. I don't really know how Scott Pilgrim is doing with it's life on DVD. I picked the film up for £4 in a supermarket, i didn't really have much in the way of expectation but boy, oh boy it blew my socks off. Congratulations to all, i hope the film earns the respect it so richly deserves over the course of time.