Good fun

Rating: 7/10 (20 March 2014)

Good fun. Plot is quite basic but direction and special effects are very original and entertaining. Snappy, funny dialogue - screamingly funny at times.
Does run out of steam and idea though, and should have ended about 20 minutes earlier.
Good performances all round. Michael Cera does his usual nerdy low-self- confidence routine, and does it well. Mary Elizabeth Winstead is spot-on and gorgeous as the love interest. Supporting cast are well chosen - Anna Kendrick, Kieran Culkin, Jason Schwartzman, Alison Pill, Mark Webber, Ellen Wong.