Scott Pilgrim is a shallow, superficial wimp

Rating: 3/10 (6 November 2015)

I found myself with mixed feelings about this movie after viewing it. Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) the titular character is dating a high school-aged girl named Knives Chau (Ellen Wong), whom he treats badly before cheating on her and breaking up with her to go out with Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead). He's unemployed and lives with his roommate Wallace Wells (Kiernan Culkin, the most talented Culkin), whose generosity seems to be the only reason Scott isn't homeless. Scott's band Sex Bob-Omb seems like they're on the verge of a major break with a spot in a local Battle of the Bands contest but he doesn't take this too seriously either.
Scott learns quickly that Ramona has a spotty dating history with her embittered former significant others being labeled The League of Evil Exes. Scott's own history of bad break ups has caused him to accumulate his own League of Evil Exes. So now two people with obvious relationship and people problems want to date each other. That's besides the fact that I found the Scott and Ramona characters really unlikable, they were both manipulative and selfish with Ramona seeming really emotionally disconnected. It seemed like they were unconcerned with using and discarding people after becoming bored or meeting someone new.
This is really sad, because otherwise this is a pretty well made movie. The characters of Scott's bandmates and friends, in particular drummer Kim Pine (Allison Pill) and his roommate Wallace, are really interesting and funny. The movie looks great and the fights are well done looking like something straight off the screen of a next generation console game. I can't the past these two main characters though. Scott and Ramona are jerks and deserve each other, ironically, since they'd break up in less than a week in real life.