This is how video game movies should be.

Rating: 10/10 (19 May 2019)

OK, -this- is how a good comic book / video game movie should be done.
If you like any of the things on the following list, you should see this movie:

retro video games
indie bands
comic books / graphic novels
wicked awesome action
hilarious fun

When I saw the trailer for this movie in March, I was taken aback that they would cast Michael Cera in a more action-type role instead of the wimpy guy he usually plays. Then I got the books and started reading. He was cast perfectly (as well as many others), not only for his big cow-eyes, but for the wimpy persona as well. Still, it was nice to see him branch out into something a little different for at least part of this film.
I was glad to see that a lot of the more adult themes (which I thought put the books out of the "Teen" range) were cut for the film (more sex and homosexuals mainly). However, about half-way through the movie started to drift from the canon of the books. Not necessarily a bad thing, but I think the books had a little bit better ending.