Directed By: Edgar Wright
Starring: Michael Cera, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jason Schwartzman, & Kieran Culkin
MPAA Rating: PG-13
My Rating: 10 / 10
This is why you shouldn't prejudge a movie. When Scott Pilgrim vs. the World was in theaters, I was convinced that it wasn't my type of movie. Because of that, I flat-out refused to spend $10 to see it in theaters...a decision that disappoints me now. Why, you ask? Well, because Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is exactly the kind of movie I love: endlessly funny, surprisingly intelligent, and visually innovative. In a time when most movies set out to be point-and-shoot narratives with no style and no personality, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World is two of the most original and unique hours of film you'll see this year. Director Edgar Wright has made some good, funny movies in the past (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, etc.), but this movie, a cinematic adaptation of a popular graphic novel series, is doubtlessly his masterpiece. It tells the story of the titular Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) who must defeat the seven evil ex-boyfriends of his new girlfriend, Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), if he wants to date her.
