Movie of My Week: "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" (2010)
Sunday, November 28, 2010 at 12:03AM
Thomas P.M. Barnett in Movie of My Week, movie picks

From IMDb:

Scott Pilgrim must defeat his new girlfriend's seven evil exes in order to win her heart.

Yet another movie based on a comic book, but it's a good one and the key here is the inventive, winningly comic director who did both "Shaun of the Dead" and "Hot Fuzz" (two Simon Pegg classics).  Wonderful use of graphics, and yes, I could stand Michael Cera in one more go-around of that character of his, which - honestly - works better here than in any other movie, save perhaps "Juno."  Plus, his easy style showcases actresses awfully well, and they're all interesting here.

I will withhold judgment on the uber-serious remake of "Tron," but I'm guessing this lighthearted movie actually comes closer in spirit to the movie/life-as-videogame-vibe most people are drawn to--meaning fun and exciting and vicariously dangerous as opposed to the future dystopianism of "I-can't-escape-this-technological-nightmare!"

Watched it twice and laughed throughout.  Wright does whimsy in all genres and does it well.  It's a real style he's got and it's very funny.

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