Rating: 8.5Scott Pilgrim vs. The world tells the story of Scott, a teenager dating a Chinese high schooler, Knives Chau, who still hasn’t recovered after his former girlfriend cheated on him. One day, Scott falls in love with Ramona Flowers. He must break up with Knives and defeat Ramona’s evil exes in order to win her heart.
I didn’t expect very much going in to see Scott Pilgrim vs. the world. I expected a good fun time move that I would forget in 2 hours. But I got a lot more than that. This is the film that stands out than any other films out there. It is different. It is unique. And it is original.
Scott Pilgrim vs. the world is an excellent film for what it needed to be. It was a fun time where I never had to look at my watch during the entire course of the movie. Edgar Wright, the acclaimed director of Hot Fuzz and Shaun of the dead, did a magnificent job directing this movie. The visuals look great. The comedy was hilarious. The battle scenes were epic. The storyline was great. And the performances in this film were phenomenal.
With an ensemble cast of such up and coming actors as Michael Cera, Anna Kendrick, Chris Evans, and Brandon Routh, Scott Pilgrim is a film full of great performances. Everyone portrayed their respective roles very well especially Michael Cera, who portrayed the main character Scott in this film. He carried the film from the beginning to end, and portrayed Scott to perfection.
However, the main character is nothing without his/her supporting actors. Supporting actors including Johnny Simmons, Ellen Wong, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Aubrey Plaza, Kieran Culkin, and Alison Pill, who helped Michael Cera carry the film. They all did great in their parts. A lot of them helped with the comedy aspect of the film. A special mention must go to Mary Elizabeth Winstead who was both good in both comedic and dramatic scenes.
The only complain I have for this film is that I hoped the battle scenes would get more epic as the film goes on. But it didn’t. They are all equally epic, which is not actually a bad thing at all, except the last battle scene with Gideon which is the most epic battle in the film.
The action scenes in this film are shot perfectly. They aren’t intense, real, action scenes you would normally see in an action movie. They are shot in a kinda cartoon-ish way. The visuals look like some video game we played as a kid which is all fun to watch. The film flows very well with all the gimmicky sequences, songs, and battle sequences the director put in.
All in all, Scott Pilgrim vs. the world is not a masterpiece by any means. It was just a well directed, acted, and written film. I recommend it to anyone who wants to escape reality and have fun for a couple of hours. The film is very well made, please see it if you haven’t already.
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